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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by darkstar999 on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:17PM (#30156854)
I figured they were buying the IP more than anything.
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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by yardstick on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @04:04AM (#30160202)
Wordle itself is a clone of Lingo, an old TV game show. I’d be surprised if there is any IP. Now there is value to the site, I wonder if there will be lawsuits from the creators/owners of Lingo. Actually I don’t think they were first to create the concept either. Maybe it’s like chess, way too old for anyone to “own”.
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