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AI tools are letting solo developers rapidly clone in-development indie games, flooding storefronts with near-identical copies and chilling creators who fear sharing ideas early; larger studios are allegedly using AI at every step to speed up cloning, complicating the indie scene and potentially hurting innovation.
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.
The New York Times has been sending DMCA takedown notices to developers of Wordle clones, with the latest notice targeting a clone called "Reactle" and its numerous spinoffs. The Times claims ownership of the name Wordle and its mechanics, including the 5x6 grid, green and yellow tiles, and the keyboard layout. However, the simplicity of Wordle's premise suggests that the takedown requests may not eliminate its clones and alternatives entirely.