cm0002@lemmy.world to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 26 days agoDark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anywaywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkDark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anywaywww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-226 days 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-down1·26 days agoThe secret was an extraction shooter using DnD Classes. It’s very unique and not derivative at all.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·26 days agoI mean, didn’t matter if you build it on a codebase you yoinked
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·26 days agoThey didn’t yoink the code base. That would be copyright infringement and the judge said they didn’t do that.
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·26 days agoIf they stole the code that would be copyright infringement.
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 days 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.
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