Redheaded Stepchildren: How Far Can You Stretch Copyright?

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With accusations flying around about EA stealing Warhammer 40,000 tanks and authors accusing Ubisoft of stealing their stories to use in Assassin's Creed, our resident lawyer Patrick Vuleta discusses just how far you can stretch copyright before it breaks.

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[PinothyJ]

I am surprised you did not talk about Cryptomnesia in this article and how it fits into the mix.


Nice read as always…

[Nemesis_22]

Everyone knows Marauder Shields is the true hero of Mass Effect 3.

Edit - And a good read once again. It truly is a bit of a convoluted subject, isn't it? I knew it was, but it is interesting to even get a glimpse of just how much.

[Cake.games.on.net]

I am surprised you did not talk about Cryptomnesia in this article and how it fits into the mix.


Nice read as always…



(Its a Copyright Joke)

[bundyraider]

(Its a Copyright Joke)

Obviously pirated. Pirate didn't even bother forking out for a colour copy.

[PinothyJ]

(Its a Copyright Joke)

Obviously pirated. Pirate didn't even bother forking out for a colour copy.

It is exactly as the pirating ad told me it would be…

[Marius]

I am surprised you did not talk about Cryptomnesia in this article and how it fits into the mix.


Nice read as always…

Cyptomnesia tends to be more an issue in music cases. Someone hears a song 20 years ago, then forgets about it, then composes the same thing because the song is in their subconscious.

It's not a huge issue for a popular, recent work like a video game.

Everyone knows Marauder Shields is the true hero of Mass Effect 3.

Edit - And a good read once again. It truly is a bit of a convoluted subject, isn't it? I knew it was, but it is interesting to even get a glimpse of just how much.

It's fairly convoluted. The main point I wanted to give is that copyright has two sides. While it's good at stopping commercial exploitation, it can also give identity to things that most people might see as ripoffs.

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