Fuck software patents. Zero advantages to anyone except greedy bastards who fear competition.
They’re not “playing it safe,” they’re just killing art.
Yeah - and they also don’t seem to licence the patent. They are not using it, so there is no reason to sit on it.
Not even just art, they are also just stupid for the most mundane types of software problems too, the kind that everyone would do the same because there is just an obvious solution to a simple problem if it wasn’t for idiots patenting the obvious solution.
All I wanted was an Arkham game with the Nemesis system.
On the patent - can a European dev not make a game using it and… Just not release it in the US?
I assume that they would get money stolen from them from any other games they have released in the US? Or could steam be forced to take money from them for non US sales?
Software patents are BS
Countries have treaties around mutually enforcing intellectual property, probably would come into play here and allow for the US party to file a claim against them in a European court.
European courts don’t recognise software patents, no matter where they were filled.
That seems to be wrong at least according to the ESA.
The software itself is copyrighted, the invention is patented, either way the Nemesis system seems to be protected in europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention
The European Patent Convention (EPC), Article 52, paragraph 2, excludes from patentability, in particular
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schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers; [emphasis added]
That excludes video game related patents twice in one line.
That’s very neat then, you’d probably get sued anyway cause companies don’t care, but it does make me want to make a game like that and see what happens.
Hopefully Europe puts an end to those treaties because of Trump
At which point the US copies a ton of European IP and floods the world market with less expensive replacements.
There are very good reasons why in general we recognize IP rights
You spelt “China” wrong.
No I did not. China already does this. The US will as well.
Honestly, the US doesn’t have the high skill workers to copy all the stuff actually worth patenting from Europe.
Lol, sure we do. We might even have more simply because global wealth inequality pushes them towards the USA.
You mean into the racist shit hole that is extremely anti-immigration the US is becoming?
And much of Europe is doing the same?
so BS. A patent on the game remembering your previous actions???
