Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareSolOrion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoThat’s irrelevant. You can’t patent fantasy creatures. That’s a copyright issue.
minus-squareWarlordSdocy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI think the fact they’re going for a patent suit says they probably think they don’t have enough of an argument for a copyright suit which kind of makes sense. Just because the designs are similar doesn’t mean it’s copyright infringement.
That’s irrelevant. You can’t patent fantasy creatures. That’s a copyright issue.
I think the fact they’re going for a patent suit says they probably think they don’t have enough of an argument for a copyright suit which kind of makes sense. Just because the designs are similar doesn’t mean it’s copyright infringement.