ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months 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-square58fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down17
arrow-up1273arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months 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-up2·3 months agoTell that to Zod’s snapped neck the nemesis system.
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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.