• Thann
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    6 months ago

    Imagine if this was copyrighted, now imagine a million things even more trivial than this were copyrighted. That is the current state of affairs with copyrights and patents in tech

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      6 months ago

      It is copyrighted lol. That’s why you don’t see that specific design much anymore. I was sure I read somewhere that the design was in copyright hell, which is why it isn’t used anymore. Looks like I’m wrong.

      Edit: actually, after looking more into this guy, the design is public domain. He made a whopping $45 off the design while others have made millions.

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      6 months ago

      Pretty easy to imagine. The smiley face is copyrighted.