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I'm not sure who to root for in this case...
by atrus 14y ago
I'm not sure who to root for in this case...
- michaelty 14y agoI believe it's called "casualties".
- gridaphobe 14y agoThe best possible outcome IMO would be for Facebook to back Zynga and have EA and Zynga/Facebook sue each other into oblivion :D
- ajross 14y agoZynga is vile. But they're the good guys here, without argument. The idea that you can protect a game genre is nonsense, and terribly damaging. Imagine if Id sued Epic or Valve to kill Unreal and HL2? Imagine if Blizzard killed all the competing RTS? Imagine if Sony killed WoW?
- kevingadd 14y agoRead the complaint. It's about blatant, element-for-element theft of creative expression, not about claiming ownership of a game genre.
- quaunaut 14y agoThis isn't about stealing from 'The Sims' franchise. It's stealing from the Facebook game, 'The Sims Social'. It's direct, not a matter of genre copyright.
- dag11 14y agoIt's not the genre that was copied, it was the exact behavior and appearance of the game. Read this, or at least view the comparison images: http://www.scribd.com/doc/101954002/EA-v-Zynga-Complaint-Final http://www.scribd.com/doc/101954002/EA-v-Zynga-Complaint-Fin...
- ceejayoz 14y agoWow, that's pretty remarkable. They even copied the RGB values for the possible character skin tones.
- ctz 14y agoI find myself rooting for the lawyers involved on both sides, which makes me slightly uncomfortable.
- linker3000 14y agoI have an idea for a new game called 'Sue City', where you play the role of an office junior in a legal firm and have to complete tasks and make social and professional connections in order to earn promotions and eventially become a lawyer in a top corporate case involving two companies called Arpel and Sumsang. Any takers?
- dag11 14y agoThanks for the idea. By the way, have you heard of my new product, Sue Ville?
- saraid216 14y agoI'm rooting for my popcorn.