[variety8675]

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Can AI generated content be copyrighted?

[vunderba]

Given that the majority of the games seem to be LLM generated knockoffs of existing games, I'd wager any IP law would be paper thin here.

I love how Fable "decided" to get around this issue by just renaming things - it's not Tetris - it's Cobalt Vault!

Why no sir, these aren't Fruit Loops - they're Sugar Toroids!

[ghthor]

Tetris specifically cannot be called Tetris or use the original shapes verbatim or it’s up for legal action.

I made a Tetris clone and then researched this. Soiadded a Q shape and AFAI can tell that makes mine a little safe

[vunderba]

Yeah, I can believe that. I imagine the Tetris Holdings Company (or whatever it’s called) is pretty litigious about its trademark.

The history of Tetris in general, especially as it relates to copyright law and the weird, insanely complicated licensing situation with Henk Rogers, The Tetris Company, the Russian goverment, and the creator Alexey Pajitnov is actually pretty fascinating as well.

[samtheDamned]

If just using all the same pieces verbatim is a liability then "cobalt vault" would be at risk since after a quick playthrough I haven't run into anything but the original shapes.

[londons_explore]

No, but you only need to mix a few lines of your own code in and there is copyright protection - and there is no need to tell anyone which lines you wrote.

[vunderba]

Well it's not like it's really relevant in this situation. You could just point Fable at this website or any website with hundreds of mini games and ask it to clone them. Now "mix" in your own lines of code. Launder and repeat.