Hello,
I have a question about the copyright of Vintage Story, sorry if I’m posting it in the wrong topic.
You see, a few months ago, we learned that the game Palworld was facing complaints from Nintendo because they found gameplay mechanics too similar to Pokémon.
I did some research, and I couldn’t find any trace of complaints from Mojang. However, I was wondering: in a hypothetical future, could Mojang file a lawsuit against Vintage Story for plagiarism? The similarities are quite numerous, both in terms of graphics (the cubes) and gameplay (example: the 3x3 crafting grid interface). If Mojang were to file a complaint, what would be Anego Studio’s defense? Are the similar elements different enough to avoid being targeted by a lawsuit? Have any agreements been reached? Is the cubic art style impossible to copyright? Are the crafting mechanics too simple to be patented? Has Anego Studio already prepared a legal defense plan in case of a complaint?
I was thinking about this because when I show videos/photos of Vintage Story to other people, they often remark that it’s very similar to Minecraft. One person even asked, surprised, why Minecraft had never filed a plagiarism lawsuit.