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Christian (Apollo Dev) on contributing to Voyager (reddthat.com)

submitted 11 months ago by UgandaSans@reddthat.com to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

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[-] there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 8 points 11 months ago

Hm, does Voyager have his blessing for being so similar to Apollo I wonder?

[-] hi_its_me@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

Does it need it? AFAIK, you can’t copyright a design.

[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 13 points 11 months ago

You can’t copyright the underlying idea. You can copyright the specific expression of that idea.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -3 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure that's exactly what copyright is for, actually

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 38 points 11 months ago

You’re pretty sure, but you are wrong. The closest would be a design patent

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

Oh. You mean a patent for ... a design. Gotcha

[-] dandi8@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

You must first have the patent.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Very true

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure you're not a lawyer so pretty sure you CAN'T be pretty sure about this

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Both novel fonts and computer icons can be covered by design patents. Icons are only covered, however, when they are displayed on a computer screen, thus making them part of an article of manufacture with practical utility. Screen layouts can also be protected with design patents.

Not that it actually matters at all though.