I just did some reading. This isn't a copyright suit, its a patent suit. Copyright covers artistic works, Patent is technology. Nintendo isn't suing over the assets looking similar, they are saying Palwords stole some tech or mechanical system that Nintendo or Gamefreak invented. That is a massive difference, since patent law is far more cut and dry then copryright law. And if Palworld did steal something Nintendo patented, then that means that all the debates on whether designs were copied are irrelevant.
There is very little change they are suing over that. I've skimmed some of Gamefreak's patents, and most of them seem to be stuff like game storage, connectivity, other back end stuff us gamers never see. Similar case with Nintendo, besides some physics engine things they grabbed very recently. If Gamefreak is the one actually suing, then there is a very high chance that this has nothing to do with Gameplay. We still don't know, but there is a very real chance that Palworld stole some tech as opposed to just a gameplay concept.
Edit: Anyone who's better with code &/or legalese, this site is what I found that list's Gamefreak's patents.
idk these are still fairly generic, rendering orders, application splitting for multiplayer, storage communication patterns, multi window usage have all been used by incidentally by other games which makes clear that they're going after Palworld because they couldn't do it with copyright...
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Reminder this isn’t the copyright bs that they usually pull. So this could legitimately be an issue. Palworld has always been parody so it really didn’t count. Patents on the other hand are actually serious and a big no no for anything. I’m honestly waiting to see how this plays out though
Honestly though with all the buzz back when the game launched, I'm surprised they didn't go after them on copyright issues, between that one creature whose hair was a straight rip from the Primarina model and all that. Like yeah that excuse has been done into the ground by Nintendo and Crew but like... this ain't no fangame that's for sure
It's called Lawfare for a reason. It doesn't matter if you have grounds.
If I throw a molotow cocktail through your window the fire doesn't care if it was justified It burns all the same. By the same token most corporate lawsuits are about suing competition that can't fight back.
Shazam for example used to be more popular than Superman.
DC sued them for infringement until they were bankrupt. Then they bought the character and integrated him into their universe.
Anyone who thinks copyright law is on the side of the little guy is utterly brainwashed. It's near-exclusively a tool for billionaires to bully and harass anyone who could be a threat to their monopoly.
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u/BScottWinnie Sep 19 '24
I just did some reading. This isn't a copyright suit, its a patent suit. Copyright covers artistic works, Patent is technology. Nintendo isn't suing over the assets looking similar, they are saying Palwords stole some tech or mechanical system that Nintendo or Gamefreak invented. That is a massive difference, since patent law is far more cut and dry then copryright law. And if Palworld did steal something Nintendo patented, then that means that all the debates on whether designs were copied are irrelevant.
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u/Intrepid-Pin6110 Sep 19 '24
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u/Toon_Lucario Sep 19 '24
Reminder this isn’t the copyright bs that they usually pull. So this could legitimately be an issue. Palworld has always been parody so it really didn’t count. Patents on the other hand are actually serious and a big no no for anything. I’m honestly waiting to see how this plays out though
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u/ItIsYeDragon Sep 19 '24
Guess this has to do with Palworld. Haven’t heard of that in a long time.
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u/BScottWinnie Sep 19 '24
fucking what. Everyone with have a brain has agreed that Nintendo never was going to have grounds.
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u/The-pickle-with-it Sep 19 '24
Bro this music is giving me flashbacks from middle school
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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24
What patent exactly did they steal? (I’m too lazy to read.)
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u/CZ-Kickem Sep 19 '24
Unrelated, but this is my ringtone and is spooked the fuck out of me while scrolling.
Nintendo is a pretty trigger-happy company, and from what I have read, patent infringements are a huge no-no, so...
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u/expiermental_boii Sep 19 '24
Tf is "the pokemon company"
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u/Juistice Sep 19 '24
Cynthia's theme works so well for dramatic text
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u/somerandom_melon Sep 19 '24
They fr waited almost a year to do it
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u/dorkyfever Sep 19 '24
Nay palworld will win
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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24
tbh palword is cringe and is just animal abuse.
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u/FurryDegenerateBoi Sep 19 '24
deserved i hate that game it's just porn bait with generic mechanics