Comment Re:Turning it around... (Score 1) 216
Kind of late for a reply, but...
Yeah, Slashdotters wouldn't have much sympathy for Hasbro in that case, but that's not really a good example of reversing this situation. Despite mentioning it in your opening paragraph, you forgot the part where the game has been on the market for a long time. So, the scenario really should be:
1. Some independent developer comes up with a totally new game concept and codes it...
2. Fifty years later, Hasbro (or some large commercial entity) then copies the game...
I don't think the Slashdot "hive mind" has nearly so much sympathy for the independent developer...
Yeah, Slashdotters wouldn't have much sympathy for Hasbro in that case, but that's not really a good example of reversing this situation. Despite mentioning it in your opening paragraph, you forgot the part where the game has been on the market for a long time. So, the scenario really should be:
1. Some independent developer comes up with a totally new game concept and codes it...
2. Fifty years later, Hasbro (or some large commercial entity) then copies the game...
I don't think the Slashdot "hive mind" has nearly so much sympathy for the independent developer...
