Su Jinyu said, "Manager, should we sue this company?"
Jia Peng also nodded: "Yes, store manager, send a lawyer's letter!"
Chen Mo shook his head: "щww{][lā}"
Su Jinyu was stunned: "Why? Manager, don't jump to conclusions, let's ask a lawyer."
Chen Mo said: "The reference of game rules is difficult to constitute plagiarism. It is best to determine two aspects of game plagiarism, one is that the art resources are similar, and the other is that the text content of the rule document is similar. If plagiarism cannot be determined in these two aspects, then Basically, rights protection is difficult."
"So, even if you send them a lawyer's letter, most of them will be thrown into the wastebasket."
Su Jinyu said a little dissatisfied: "But, this game is too similar to "Plants vs. Zombies". Anyone with a discerning eye can see it!"
Chen Mo said calmly, "But this is not enough to convict them."
Su Jinyu was a little angry, but she couldn't refute it.
In fact, after traveling to the parallel world, Chen Mo had already done some research on the game industry in this world, especially regarding the "game plagiarism", and searched for several cases.
Similar to the previous life, Parallel World judges game plagiarism mainly in two aspects, one is art resources, music sound effects, text content, etc., and the other is the basic rule document of the game, which is roughly equivalent to the source code of the previous life.
In these two aspects, it is best to determine plagiarism. As long as you get tangible evidence, you will be sure of each one.
However, precisely for the most critical "gameplay" part, it is difficult to determine whether it is plagiarism.
In the previous life, the famous board game "Three Kingdoms" once filed a lawsuit against "Three Kingdoms", arguing that "Three Kingdoms" constituted "plagiarism of other people's works".
However, "Three Kingdoms" argues that the work done by game designers, including determining the design direction, design framework, and design rules, is an idea in the sense of copyright law and is not the object of copyright law protection.
Purely in terms of game rules, "Three Kingdoms" proposes that the entire design idea of "Three Kingdoms" also imitates the Italian card game "bang!"
In the end, the incident came to an end with Shanda’s withdrawal of the lawsuit.
There are many other examples from previous lives, and incidents of "reference" and "plagiarism" in the game industry can be found everywhere. Except for a few cases with sufficient evidence, most of the "plagiarism" are nothing.
Of course, this is not all because the law is not sound. A very important reason is that the boundary between plagiarism and reference is itself very difficult to define.
Even the famous "Monument Valley" in the previous life is suspected of excessively borrowing (plagiarizing) "Infinite Corridor".
Of course, the so-called "reference" is called "plagiarism" at worst, but it is "inheritance" or "tribute" at best.
The same is true in the parallel world. Although people's awareness of legitimate rights and anti-plagiarism is much stronger, it is also easy to infringe rights and difficult to defend rights. The benefits far outweigh the costs.
Therefore, there are also some cases of "plagiarism" in the parallel world, but they all end up being nothing.
Chen Mo took a general look at the content of the game "Battle of the Moon". The art resources, music and sound effects were all refurbished, leaving no shadow of "Plants vs. Zombies".
As for the rules of the game, although they are similar to those of "Plants vs. Zombies", it is clear that the designer rewrote the design document from beginning to end, and made modifications in many aspects to consciously avoid legal risks.
It can only be said that Feixian Huyu is probably a habitual offender. It is very clear where the legal boundaries are, and it has perfectly brushed the boundaries.
Therefore, Chen Mo knew that if he went to sue, although the public opinion would definitely be one-sided, it was basically impossible to take advantage of it.
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However, this does not mean that Chen Mo is helpless, this has long been within his expectations.
Chen Mo downloaded the game, entered "Battle of the Moon", and played two levels.
"Don't worry, this game won't be popular." Chen Mo said.
"Ah? Why?" Su Jinyu asked.
Chen Mo handed the phone back to Su Jinyu: "You will know after playing it yourself."
"It won't catch fire? Are you sure, manager?" Wen Lingwei frowned.
Chang Xiuya also nodded and said: "Yes, manager, the graphics of this game are pretty good, and it's free."
Chen Mo said firmly: "I'm sure, it won't be popular."
Jia Peng hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Then, store manager, shall we still review the bad reviews?"
Chen Mo smiled: "Anything is fine, as you like."
After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned and walked to the second floor.
"Manager, don't leave, you haven't told me why this game isn't popular yet!" Su Jinyu said.
Chen Mo turned around and said, "I still have to plan a new game. As for why this game is not popular, you are also a designer now, so you should have some judgment of your own."
Chen Mo went upstairs.
Su Jinyu curled her lips angrily, and started playing "Battle of the Moon".
She was a little curious, why Chen Mo was so sure that "Battle of the Moon" would not be popular
Others are also curious.
Jia Peng wondered, "The store manager seems to be full of confidence. How does he know that this game won't be popular?"
Wen Lingwei said: "Maybe it's because of the ratings. You see, everyone is spontaneously boycotting this game. Even if this kind of word-of-mouth game is free, how many people will play it?"
Another boy said: "I think it may be because of this charging method. The store manager didn't charge for advertising space when he was working on "Plants vs. Zombies". He must have his own considerations."
Jia Peng hesitated and said, "Then, shall we still review the bad reviews..."
Wen Lingwei said: "Of course, come on, everyone follow me to review the negative reviews, and uninstall after reviewing!"
Su Jinyu felt that what everyone said made sense, but she always felt that Chen Mo should have other reasons.
Su Jinyu decided to play this "Battle of the Moon".
In the first level, the game guides the player to set up an energy supply station on the moon base, and then install a machine turret to defeat the invading Zerg.
In the second level, new Zergs began to appear and new defense facilities were unlocked.
The third level is still constantly unlocking new ways to play...
Su Jinyu played through levels one by one, and when she reached the third level, she already wanted to uninstall the game.
It is so similar to "Plants vs. Zombies" that Su Jinyu feels like he is playing the second week of the adventure mode of "Plants vs. Zombies". Many of the content that has already been tired of playing, "Battle of the Moon" is still serious Guide her through it.
"Strange, why the content of the game is very similar to "Plants vs. Zombies", and the quality of the game is not bad, but I can't play it at all..."
Su Jinyu couldn't help thinking.