Video Game Patents: Good or Evil?

Original Air Date: Feb. 6, 2021 - A new patent granted to Warner Bros. has many asking why patents are issued in the game industry at all. We’ll look at the Nemesis system controversy, the potential value of patents in games, and how to sidestep patent trouble in your own endeavors.Support our sponsorsSilen Media knows game audio, and they’re ready to connect with you about your work-in-progress! You can book a free game audio strategy session at http://SilenMedia.com/booking.Show NotesTo learn about the WB Games nemesis system patent, check out Jon Ryan’s write-up for IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/wb-games-nemesis-system-patent-was-approved-this-week-after-multiple-attemptsYou can find a deep-dive into Bethesda’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. over similarities between Fallout Shelter and Westworld https://codewriteplay.com/2018/06/24/a-deep-dive-into-bethesdas-lawsuit-against-warner-bros-and-behaviour-interactive/.Julia Alexander covered the Bethesda/Warner Bros. settlement in an article titled https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/4/18168151/westworld-game-lawsuit-warner-bros-interactive-bethesda-fallout-shelter for The Verge.http://patentarcade.com has a long history of commenting and reporting on IP law news in the game industry, including Sega v. Fox Interactive for the obvious similarities between The Simpsons: Road Rage and Crazy Taxi.Ben Judge presents details on the https://moneyweek.com/423616/25-january-1947-the-worlds-first-video-game-is-patented for MoneyWeek.If you enjoy GameDev Breakdown • Sign up for our https://codewriteplay.com/newsletter/! • https://codewriteplay.com/the-gamedev-breakdown-podcast/ to the podcast on the platform of your choice • Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gamedevpod, http://twitter.com/codewriteplay, http://twitter.com/mechatodzilla • Check show notes and articles at CodeWritePlay.com • Join us on https://discord.gg/auVvvK3!