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Is it illegal to create a very similar game?


24-Jul-2023 (In Trademark & Copyright Law)
Short: This matter is related to Sweden against a company in US. Can I take inspiration and make a very similar game from a discontinued game? Everything is made from scratch.nnThe resemblence is very similar and can easily be referred to as a ”copy” to the previous game. Everything is made from scratch and there is no files/code that can be linked to the previous game. Only thing that is similar and used as resemblence is (The gameplay [racing][garage customisation])
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Answer #1
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Answer #2
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if the game that you make a similar to another game you would be in fringing upon any intellectual property rights held by the owners of the original game. they can file a suit for infringement of their intellectual property rights and can claim compensation and damages from you. however it needs to be checked whether the owners of the original games have which intellectual property rights registered for their game and weather those intellectual property rights are still subsisting or have expired. after this preliminary check one can give a definite answer to your legal query.
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