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Are Video Game Patents Next?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-could-get-scary dept.

MarcOiL writes "Gamasutra is running an article titled It's Just a Game, Right? Top Mythconceptions on Patent Protection of Video Games where two IP lawyers try to convince the videogame industry of patenting everything in sight: ideas, technical contributions, etc. They show as an example a Microsoft patent on Scoring based upon goals achieved and subjective elements. They also have created a weblog, The Patent Arcade, to promote their business. Will this be the real end of innovation in videogames?"

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  1. Human patents? by brontus3927 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What happens when cloning becomes mainstream? Will we have to patent ourselves to make sure someone doesn't make unauthorized copies of ourselves?

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