• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    (Not sure if I’m being whoosh’d, but just in case: “Prior art” is the legal term for a precedent that something was in use prior to being patented, and is the primary means of fighting software patent troll shit like nintendo is trying to pull here)

    • jeff 👨‍💻@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      Nope, my bad. Im far from an expert but know enough to differential between copyright and parent. I didn’t know that prior art had that meaning.