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[gimymblert]

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ZacharyStrebeck/20140903/224774/

[RudyTheDev]

"The motion to dismiss is denied with respect to the copyright claim and granted with respect to the unfair competition and unjust enrichment claims." So what they are basically saying is "there's no direct copyright violations by current law, but there's clearly scumbaggery".

This to me sound really good if they actually stick to it and make precedent for future cases: "The creative methods a game designer uses to define and shape [individual decisions and the interactions among the players] are the expressive elements that are protectable under © law."