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Giggleton · 10-16-2012, 07:33 PM

I doubt this will be upheld, I mean it's just crazy. Or is copyright itself crazy? Or am I crazy?

"This time around, however, Judge Jones rejected 6waves' argument. In doing so, he took an expansive view of which parts of a game can actually be protected by copyright. While the basic rules and idea of Triple Town are still freely copyable, Jones noted that Spry Fox can claim copyright protection for things like "plot, theme, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, and character" (Jones compared games to movie screenplays in this regard). And while 6waves' Yeti Town didn't precisely copy any of these elements from Triple Town, the judge found the similarities in these areas were great enough to let the case go forward. "

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/1...t-game-clones/

10-16-2012, 07:33 PM	#1
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	To copyright a theme... I doubt this will be upheld, I mean it's just crazy. Or is copyright itself crazy? Or am I crazy? "This time around, however, Judge Jones rejected 6waves' argument. In doing so, he took an expansive view of which parts of a game can actually be protected by copyright. While the basic rules and idea of Triple Town are still freely copyable, Jones noted that Spry Fox can claim copyright protection for things like "plot, theme, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, and character" (Jones compared games to movie screenplays in this regard). And while 6waves' Yeti Town didn't precisely copy any of these elements from Triple Town, the judge found the similarities in these areas were great enough to let the case go forward. " http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/1...t-game-clones/