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What would have happened if they just implemented the same principle themselves? I’m assuming there’s no patent?
by echoangle 1y ago
What would have happened if they just implemented the same principle themselves? I’m assuming there’s no patent?
- diggan 1y agoSome other newspaper would quickly run a "The Atlantic stole a game developers game and you wouldn't guess what happened next" article, people would be upset for a day or two, original author might/might not sue and then business as usual unless judge rules in authors favor.
- snarf21 1y agoThese puzzles need to be handcrafted and a UI built. So they could hire other people to do it or hire the person who already has it done and start monetizing immediately.
- TrueGeek 1y agoI sold an app once to a company in the same situation. Neither one of us had sold / bought an app before so they asked me how many hours it took to write and what my hourly rate was. Then they offered half the number I quoted, which I thought was fair. They paid a lot less than it would have cost to rewrite and I made a lot more than if I had just kept it as a free hobby app.