ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoIndie dev baffled after acquaintance clones his game, puts it on Steam, and acts like it's no big deal: 'Happens every day homie'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIndie dev baffled after acquaintance clones his game, puts it on Steam, and acts like it's no big deal: 'Happens every day homie'www.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYeah pretty much. You can’t copyright gameplay mechanics, so there’s nothing illegal about it. It’s just a dick move.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoTell that to Zod’s snapped neck the nemesis system.
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s a patent, not copyright.
Yeah pretty much. You can’t copyright gameplay mechanics, so there’s nothing illegal about it. It’s just a dick move.
Tell that to
Zod’s snapped neckthe nemesis system.That’s a patent, not copyright.