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[–] there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hm, does Voyager have his blessing for being so similar to Apollo I wonder?

[–] hi_its_me@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does it need it? AFAIK, you can’t copyright a design.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 13 points 1 year ago

You can’t copyright the underlying idea. You can copyright the specific expression of that idea.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty sure that's exactly what copyright is for, actually

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re pretty sure, but you are wrong. The closest would be a design patent

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh. You mean a patent for ... a design. Gotcha

[–] dandi8@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You must first have the patent.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure you're not a lawyer so pretty sure you CAN'T be pretty sure about this

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both novel fonts and computer icons can be covered by design patents. Icons are only covered, however, when they are displayed on a computer screen, thus making them part of an article of manufacture with practical utility. Screen layouts can also be protected with design patents.

Not that it actually matters at all though.

[–] UgandaSans@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe he does not like it

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t believe there is fuck-all he can do about it, unless it’s somehow directly lifting code.

[–] UgandaSans@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

Voyager is built from the ground up as a web app, not even possible to directly lift code from Apollo

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats probably why he hasnt done fuck all, that doesnt mean he has to like it.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like it does not, but it also seems like Christian isn't really taking action against it.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

He's a smart guy and he wants to move on. He should do that and people should leave him alone but when he puts himself on the record, its fair game.