Tetris clone on PlayStore?

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- loris760
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Hi. I made a Tetris clone and i would to publish It on the Google PlayStore. Do you know if Is It legal? I always saw many Tetris clones on the PlayStore.
- klabundee
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tetris_Company
"In May 2010, lawyers representing The Tetris Company sent Google a Digital Millennium Copyright Act Violation Notice regarding Tetris clones available for Android. Google responded by removing the 35 games listed in the notice as it was legally obliged to do, even though, according to one developer, the games contained no references to Tetris."
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- loris760
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I know this, but in the PlayStore there are many clones, so i can too.
- Asmodean
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I know this, but in the PlayStore there are many clones, so i can too.

That doesn't make them legal.

The Tetris company claimed that they have copyright/trademark on the tetrominos (the shape of the blocks), colors and dimensions of the playfield. wired.co.uk/article/tetris-clone-ruling.

There exist Tetris like games like Columns from Sega, Klax from Atari, Hatris ect.

Nobody will stopp you to make a Tetris-Clone and try to put it on the Google Play, but google can reject it, delete it or worse you could be sued. It's up to you.
- Miracle Games Platfo
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It’s illegal, but you can choose to post it and you may be reported