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Re:Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyri... by stronglikedan on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:09AM (#49478745)
> Yes, it's inspired by Minecraft.

More likely that Minecraft was inspired by Luanti since Luanti was released first. (at least, formally released)

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Re:Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyri... by jamilton on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:49AM (#49479371)
Well no, Minecraft was already wildly popular while it was in beta. Luanti was explicitly inspired by Minecraft, as stated in the article it was named Minetest up until a few years ago.
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Re:Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyri... by danaris on Friday August 28, 2026 @12:57PM (#49481374)
Do you understand what the difference between "creation" and "release" is? And which one actually involves inspiration...?
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