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That may have been true in the past, but the game is now over 75 years old. There is just absolutely zero chance that the inventors of the game would have been
by callalex 3y ago
That may have been true in the past, but the game is now over 75 years old. There is just absolutely zero chance that the inventors of the game would have been more motivated to invent if they were given a longer exclusive term. Since the stated goal of copyright is to advance the progress of the arts, there is no justifiable reason the public should continue granting exclusivity to the game at this point in time.
- clausecker 3y agoThe word lists are frequently updated to cover innovations in language. E.g. you'll be allowed to play VAX and ZONKEY starting in 2024.
- bee_rider 3y agoThe game itself, sure. The list, I’m not sure. I mean if someone is actively curating a tournament list, that seems like ongoing working that ought to be protectable somehow. Then again, various sports maintain a tournament scene without protected rules, so I may be wrong about this.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoIf scrabble world lists are copyrightable then why wouldn't telephone directories be copyrightable?