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How to protect the idea?

BigBadBeef · 2015-04-17T07:32:58

So, here's the deal, I've got an idea, and I want to protect it. By that, I am not talking about piracy protection, more like content protection. Say there's a hypothetical scenario, a fiend hacks into my files and steals that which I plan to put into development, and that thing finds its way into big bucks publishing house and they end up hoarding million for something whose concept I conceived... how can I protect myself from such a scenario outside of making a patent, it being under lock and key?

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Started by BigBadBeef April 14, 2015 07:56 PM

20 comments, last by Brain 9 years, 2 months ago

Nyaanyaa

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April 17, 2015 05:04 AM

There's an article on Gamasutra by an actual attorney that is on topic: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ZacharyStrebeck/20150416/240490/The_most_important_reason_to_register_your_copyrights.php.

Brain

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April 17, 2015 07:32 AM

Again you might want to read this article on wired.com which shows that within the EU you can't really copyright a game's mechanic.

In the US you might be in the clear, read up on it and speak to one of those lawyer types.

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