• haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    6 days ago

    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
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    6 days ago

    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.

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      6 days ago

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

      • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 days ago

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

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          6 days ago

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

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          6 days ago

          They didn’t yoink the code base. That would be copyright infringement and the judge said they didn’t do that.

  • shani66@ani.social
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    6 days ago

    Isn’t the point of a trade secret that it can’t be legally protected? It’s secret because there is no consequence for another company using it if they find out