Changing the polygons wouldn’t be enough. You would need to change architecture, textures, colors, story lines, game play and any number of things that define a unique work. People work hard to build brands. If they are successful they have the money to defend them from more vectors than most can anticipate.
Everything is a moving window … Many of these questions are answered by big legal cases with lots of money behind them … Or one person that tries it, and test the reasoning against market and law. Such person will incur much risk for potential big reward. You may be interested in reading on Overton’s window. Always be aware of consequences to this type of “efficient” thinking and your intentions for doing so. If you stay within the window the legal cases to date have defined as acceptable you may be ok.
Before attempting such a heist you need to understand many moving pieces of business, law, art, and philosophy. The amount of work it takes to get away with stealing a good idea is far more than creating a new good idea. Often the spoils of “cheating” are short lived. Use your imagination for good and the rewards are long lived.
Everything is a moving window … Many of these questions are answered by big legal cases with lots of money behind them … Or one person that tries it, and test the reasoning against market and law. Such person will incur much risk for potential big reward. You may be interested in reading on Overton’s window. Always be aware of consequences to this type of “efficient” thinking and your intentions for doing so. If you stay within the window the legal cases to date have defined as acceptable you may be ok.
Before attempting such a heist you need to understand many moving pieces of business, law, art, and philosophy. The amount of work it takes to get away with stealing a good idea is far more than creating a new good idea. Often the spoils of “cheating” are short lived. Use your imagination for good and the rewards are long lived.