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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Eternal Darkness' infamous sanity system patent has expired - so can anyone now copy it?

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Eternal Darkness' infamous sanity system patent has expired - so can anyone now copy it?

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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

GameCube exclusive Eternal Darkness is famous for its patented sanity system - but the rights have now expired. So, could anyone copy it? We asked a lawyer.

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