moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPalworld maker vows to fight Nintendo lawsuit on behalf of fans and indie developerswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square341fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down125
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minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 hours ago(Not sure if I’m being whoosh’d, but just in case: “Prior art” is the legal term for a precedent that something was in use prior to being patented, and is the primary means of fighting software patent troll shit like nintendo is trying to pull here)
minus-squarejeff 👨💻@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoNope, my bad. Im far from an expert but know enough to differential between copyright and parent. I didn’t know that prior art had that meaning.
(Not sure if I’m being whoosh’d, but just in case: “Prior art” is the legal term for a precedent that something was in use prior to being patented, and is the primary means of fighting software patent troll shit like nintendo is trying to pull here)
Nope, my bad. Im far from an expert but know enough to differential between copyright and parent. I didn’t know that prior art had that meaning.