• Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    You are conflating copyright and patents. Copyright is protection for the expression of an idea, like the art design. This is a patent issue, which is a protection of how something works.

    If somehow I patent a vague mechanic like “a method of selecting weapons with the directions of an analogue stick or mouse, presented as an 8 direction on screen circle.” Then I could sue Red Dead Redemption and Batman Arkham, despite there being no copyright infringement with whatever game I made with that feature.

    • Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Aren’t they suing because of the 3d models?? not the design of them but the fact they took Nintendo models and tweaked them???

      If im deadass wrong I will 100% shut tf up and delete my rants.