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"New York Times Takes Action Against Wordle Clones"

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Source: The Verge
"New York Times Takes Action Against Wordle Clones"
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The New York Times, owner of the popular word puzzle game Wordle, has issued DMCA takedown notices targeting numerous Wordle clones created by GitHub coders, citing ownership of the Wordle name and copyrighted gameplay elements. This includes takedowns against unofficial versions in different languages and even a variant created to promote a specific dialect. The Times claims that these clones infringe on its intellectual property rights, leading to legal battles and removal of games from GitHub. However, some developers argue that their games are substantially different from Wordle.

Topics:technologyintellectual-property-gaming#copyright-takedowns#dmca-notices#game-clones#intellectual-property-gaming#the-new-york-times#wordle
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  1. The New York Times is cracking down on hundreds of unofficial Wordle clones  The Verge
  2. The New York Times is cracking down on Wordle clones  Engadget
  3. New York Times pulls a Nintendo and starts cracking down on Wordle clones  Android Police
  4. New York Times takedown domino effect hits nearly 2000 Wordle clones  Eurogamer.net
  5. New York Times legal threat to Shetland Wordle  BBC

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