Re:Alt-F4 #65 – Factorio in Unreal Engine 5
by nness on Sunday July 02, 2023 @03:43PM
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In this instance, it would be more than "look and feel" and more "would a person assume this project is done by the original Factorio developers" — are they misleading the audience. They copied much of the UI from the Factorio site for instance — so if they wanted you could make the argument the intent is to mislead.
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Re:Alt-F4 #65 – Factorio in Unreal Engine 5
by BlueTemplar on Sunday July 02, 2023 @04:06PM
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The website UI is by the Alt-F4 team, not the FUE5 team, it's like seeing this discussion and then complaining that FUE5 'copied' Factorio's colour scheme, thinking they are also behind hackernews, lol.
Re:Alt-F4 #65 – Factorio in Unreal Engine 5
by jdlshore on Sunday July 02, 2023 @04:49PM
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I think you’re confusing trademark and copyright. Trademark is about confusing the public. Copyright is about derivative works. It seems pretty clear to me that this is a derivative work, due to its direct copying of Factorio sprites.