Comment on Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over

zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• shani66@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Any technically not allowed. Not that that’ll stop them.

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  • ziggurat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can you explain? I wish this was true but I don’t believe it

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    • theRealBassist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What he might be referring to is that you can’t patent code, at least in the US. But, the lawsuit is in Japan, so who tf knows.

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      • ziggurat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        But code subject to copyright (which I agree with the concept of but it needs a reform). While concepts and ideas in computer programs and games can be patented (which I think is tremendously stupid)

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