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Palworld maker vows to fight Nintendo lawsuit on behalf of fans and indie developers (www.eurogamer.net)

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We're very clearly not talking about history, we're talking about the ridiculous hypothetical of if Hammering Nails to build Houses was patented today.

I can understand why you'd think that was fucking silly, my original response to it was "jfc this guy"

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah pretty much, that comment set the mood. I'm cool, I hope you are too.

It is interesting as a thought experiment if very basic human improvements could have been shut out from other people using them.

What if, for example, Plato was able to "copy right" his ideas. Or if any of the ideas from the Renaissance where prevented from being iterated on. Would we have the scientific method today?

Edit: Electricity? Pfft have fun with only one person owning the right to use it for 175 years. Next to no improvements for almost two centuries.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Again, people are not shut out from patented ideas. Tbey're shut out from selling them to third parties. And Electricity WAS patented in the USA, they lasted 17 years from the date of issue.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're making two different points.
It's fine.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My point is that ya'll lie every time your moutha open.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you mental? Where did that come from?

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think someone just pissed in his Cheerios this morning.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you. I thought we were discussing things. Apparently not lol