schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoDbrand is suing Casetify for ripping off its Teardown designs - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down19
arrow-up1259arrow-down1external-linkDbrand is suing Casetify for ripping off its Teardown designs - The Vergewww.theverge.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up137·10 months agoThe Easter eggs showing up is pretty solid evidence
minus-squarebody_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up84·10 months agoMap makers used to do this to catch people ripping off their work, looks like dbrand made a solid decision in doing the same (though probably not intentionally)
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI’m still bummed I can’t take a vacation to Frisland :(
minus-squaremitchell@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoThese are called fictitious entries. Dictionaries and encyclopedias do this too.
The Easter eggs showing up is pretty solid evidence
Map makers used to do this to catch people ripping off their work, looks like dbrand made a solid decision in doing the same (though probably not intentionally)
I’m still bummed I can’t take a vacation to Frisland :(
These are called fictitious entries. Dictionaries and encyclopedias do this too.