Comments on: What if some caveman would have patented the use of fire? http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-151056 Juuso Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:54:04 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6749#comment-151056 You can patent button functionality: "dbltap to zoom". Same as if I'd patent "UP arrow moves player character UP" or "F5 refreshes the browser screen" You can patent button functionality: “dbltap to zoom”.

Same as if I’d patent “UP arrow moves player character UP” or “F5 refreshes the browser screen”

]]> By: MC http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-151055 MC Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:43:56 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6749#comment-151055 There's a difference between an invent and a discovery... You can patent an invent but you can't patent something you just discovered (like fire, rain, gold, a continent, etc) Now, in the game industry: You can patent your art, assets, code and final product, but you can't patent a gameplay idea. There’s a difference between an invent and a discovery… You can patent an invent but you can’t patent something you just discovered (like fire, rain, gold, a continent, etc)
Now, in the game industry: You can patent your art, assets, code and final product, but you can’t patent a gameplay idea.

]]> By: James http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-150972 James Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:26:17 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6749#comment-150972 "Lawyers explained in very long terms that he’d need to buy something." Laws are made to support the perverted capitalism system we have. Maybe region codes are the exception to the rule. Like with patents you can pay extra to get some rights to it, but with region codes you can't pay extra to get other region's product. So caveman just needs to pay the 2 furs per use to get right to the patent. (-> You need to buy rights to that dvd you want, then release a one dvd batch to yourself in your region code) “Lawyers explained in very long terms that he’d need to buy something.”
Laws are made to support the perverted capitalism system we have.

Maybe region codes are the exception to the rule. Like with patents you can pay extra to get some rights to it, but with region codes you can’t pay extra to get other region’s product.

So caveman just needs to pay the 2 furs per use to get right to the patent.
(-> You need to buy rights to that dvd you want, then release a one dvd batch to yourself in your region code)

]]> By: hermitC http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-150963 hermitC Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:31:20 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6749#comment-150963 Reading the first two sentences I thought you went nuts. But then it became obvious that it's satiric. :) The patent stuff is really annoying and ridiculous. IMO just a tool for large corporations to get rid of the "have to innovate to stay alive" problem. Some things deserve copy protection (e.g. IPs like Legend of Zelda), others don't (e.g. cel-shading in Phantom Hourglass). Patents are just a "cheap" trick to keep a competitive advantage when you're too bloated and slow to innovate and evolve. Risk reduction for the rich, at least in the USA. Short: patents == shit;// compiles but expression has no effect Reading the first two sentences I thought you went nuts. But then it became obvious that it’s satiric. :)

The patent stuff is really annoying and ridiculous. IMO just a tool for large corporations to get rid of the “have to innovate to stay alive” problem. Some things deserve copy protection (e.g. IPs like Legend of Zelda), others don’t (e.g. cel-shading in Phantom Hourglass). Patents are just a “cheap” trick to keep a competitive advantage when you’re too bloated and slow to innovate and evolve. Risk reduction for the rich, at least in the USA.

Short: patents == shit;// compiles but expression has no effect

]]> By: diomavro http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/22/what-if-some-caveman-would-have-patented-the-use-of-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-150954 diomavro Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:17:11 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6749#comment-150954 IP and patents stifle creativity and innovation. Video games are no exception. More lawyer jobs=less non lawyer jobs My recent blog post was on just this: http://diomavro.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/do-we-need-patentsintellectual-property/ IP and patents stifle creativity and innovation. Video games are no exception. More lawyer jobs=less non lawyer jobs
My recent blog post was on just this:
http://diomavro.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/do-we-need-patentsintellectual-property/

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