Even with internal dicta such as “Steal someone else’s game. Change its name", Zynga will be a slippery target in court. At The Kernel, George Osborn sees Electronic Art's copyright lawsuit as a red herring that hides both the real victim and a better solution: The fraternal, collaborative, highly sociable culture of indie gaming—ruthlessly exploited by Zynga, yet capable of forcing it to change.
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4:54 am Mon
Aug 20, 2012
Solving the Zynga problem
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