The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” - arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections.
Published Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:34PM EDT“clones” - arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections.skyrocketed to internet fame less than three years ago. And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is sending takedown notices to people behind some of the look-alikes.
The Times' DMCA takedown notices were first reported by tech outlet 404 last week. Numerous impacted developers have also taken to social media to share their frustrations. Many said that their games, which range fromVignesh Venkat, a California-based software engineer, said he built his variant ofseveral years ago, when the game first gained popularity.
Robert Brauneis, a professor of intellectual property law at George Washington University's Law School, added that a German-language.at,” appeared to have been removed in the last week or two - suggesting that it may have also received a takedown notice..at's site, now named “Gridgames,” says the game was voluntarily removed after receiving a “complaint with reference to US trademark law.”
DMCA notices act as a tool for copyright holders to get content that infringes on their intellectual property taken down. Impacted users can still fight to keep what they published up, but that opens up the possibility for costly litigation. As a result, many don't dispute takedowns.copyright infringement are on “a little bit shaky ground” for several reasons. Rules of a game, for example, are not covered by copyright - and that can include the layout of the game itself, he said.
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