Dark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anyway

cm0002@lemmy.world · 2 个月前

Dark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anyway

haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 2 个月前

We need to abolish this IP trollery. It stifles human development as a whole and even kills people (pharma). Ideas are cheap.

Kelly@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 个月前

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.

huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works · 2 个月前

The secret was an extraction shooter using DnD Classes. It’s very unique and not derivative at all.

chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 个月前

This has got to be a South Korea specific thing right? I thought game concepts were generally fair game

huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works · 2 个月前

I think you’re right but Nintendo’s trying to change that in its fight against Pal World.