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0 pointsdkonofalski4y ago0 comments

Do they need to be? They told the developer why it wasn't allowed - it violates the Copycat clause of the ToS. At that point, the developer is just attempting to make minimal changes to differentiate it enough to bypass that restriction and then resubmitting over and over.

I don't think anyone is under the illusion that this isn't a Wordle copycat. Even the author knows it.

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Apocryphon4y ago· 2 in thread

It doesn't allow the developer any actionable feedback. They could have included screenshots highlighting the exact ways this app is a copycat. What if the developer changed the UX differently- would it then no longer be a copycat? It also downplays the which the app isn't a copycat, namely that it uses a different language. As it stands, just calling something a copycat is not substantiative, you actually need to provide justification. See Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.

dkonofalskiOP4y ago

What actionable feedback could there be? The author is copying Wordle. The very nature of the project is to copy a copyrighted application/website.

Apocryphon4y ago

Is the inherent game mechanic being the same the problem, or could that be alleviated if the screens looked more distinct? And it is in a different language, after all.

Are Wordle's mechanics even copyrighted?

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