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They’re not especially similar. I think the talking style is very close, people say it is flirty in the same way as the film. You can’t copyright look and feel though, can you?


> You can’t copyright look and feel though, can you?

You can certainly patent it.

"In general terms, a “utility patent” protects the way an article is used and works (35 U.S.C. 101), while a “design patent” protects the way an article looks (35 U.S.C. 171)."

- https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/apply/design-patent


>> You can’t copyright look and feel though, can you?

Microsoft argued in court that you can not and won. See Apple vs Microsoft if I recall correctly.


lol, I figured with this audience everyone would know I was being sarcastic, it’s such a famous case, poe’s law I guess




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