cm0002 to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoDark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anywaywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkDark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anywaywww.pcgamer.comcm0002 to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareKellylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-21 month agoWait… How do Trade Secrets work? I thought that the individuals might be in legal trouble if they violate NDAs or No Compete clauses but that once the “secret” was out it was fair game.
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 month agoThe secret was an extraction shooter using DnD Classes. It’s very unique and not derivative at all.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoThis has got to be a South Korea specific thing right? I thought game concepts were generally fair game
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI think you’re right but Nintendo’s trying to change that in its fight against Pal World.
minus-squareEvotechlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·1 month agoI mean, didn’t matter if you build it on a codebase you yoinked
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoThey didn’t yoink the code base. That would be copyright infringement and the judge said they didn’t do that.
minus-squareKellylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoIf they stole the code that would be copyright infringement.
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoOpenAI would like a chat
Wait… How do Trade Secrets work?
I thought that the individuals might be in legal trouble if they violate NDAs or No Compete clauses but that once the “secret” was out it was fair game.
The secret was an extraction shooter using DnD Classes. It’s very unique and not derivative at all.
This has got to be a South Korea specific thing right? I thought game concepts were generally fair game
I think you’re right but Nintendo’s trying to change that in its fight against Pal World.
I mean, didn’t matter if you build it on a codebase you yoinked
They didn’t yoink the code base. That would be copyright infringement and the judge said they didn’t do that.
If they stole the code that would be copyright infringement.
OpenAI would like a chat