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There's a reason gameplay mechanics aren't copyrightable. This is how game design evolves. I'd hate to live in the world where ID software permanently owned the
by nitrogen 8y ago
There's a reason gameplay mechanics aren't copyrightable. This is how game design evolves. I'd hate to live in the world where ID software permanently owned the rights for making first person shooting games
Wasn't there a problematic patent on The Incredible Machine that kind of killed that genre for a while?
- reitzensteinm 8y agoWow... yes. Although Jeff Tunnel was really pissed off by it, which as a fan of TIM growing up makes me very happy. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5577185A/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US5577185A/en https://youtu.be/vXb30FDJqB0?t=393 https://youtu.be/vXb30FDJqB0?t=393
- jchw 8y agoWell, you can certainly patent game design - but you can't copyright it. Copyright is actually a bit scarier imo since it's, for the most part, internationally recognized.