• TheLepidopterists [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Oh, so big companies can just patent whatever they want even illegally and you have to violate it and hope the court is reasonable and you can afford the legal fees for fighting it. Death to Amerikkka, Bioware delenda est.

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      1 month ago

      If memory serves, one of the bideo bame corporations now owns the concept of “barrel rolls” in flight maneuvering. I imagine it might not hold up in a legal fight… but who can afford to start one? capitalist-laugh

    • Ericthescruffy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      Oh, so big companies can just patent whatever they want even illegally and you have to violate it and hope the court is reasonable and you can afford the legal fees for fighting it. Death to Amerikkka, Bioware delenda est.

      Bluntly: this is pretty much how the entire legal system works. Part of why there was such a long concerted effort to defang class action suits is because the system is basically built such that its very easy to bully people individually when you have the money.