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League of Gamemakers: Patients, Protections, and Boardgames – Part I
By Tom Jolly IN THE GAME INDUSTRY, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARKS, AND PATENTS DON’T WORK. WE NEED SOMETHING ELSE. “Recently, a federal court in Texas handed down a judgment that game mechanics aren’t covered by copyright
Read More »Texas court affirms game mechanics not protected under copyright law
“United States copyright law has not been favorable to protecting game mechanics up to this point, and a recent summary judgment from a Texas judge in DaVinci Editrice S.R.L. vs. Ziko Games, LLC means this
Read More »Houston Chronicle: International Copyright Laws for Board Games
by Hall Harris , Demand Media “No single method can protect a board game in its entirety from copyright infringement. Instead, a board game inventor can create a patchwork of protection from various intellectual
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