ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 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-square57fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17
arrow-up1275arrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareSpaceCowboylinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 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-up2·6 months agoTell that to Zod’s snapped neck the nemesis system.
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 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.