schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoDbrand is suing Casetify for ripping off its Teardown designs - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down18 cross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.onlinegadgets@hardware.watchapple@hardware.watch
arrow-up1253arrow-down1external-linkDbrand is suing Casetify for ripping off its Teardown designs - The Vergewww.theverge.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilink cross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.onlinegadgets@hardware.watchapple@hardware.watch
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up134·1 year agoThe Easter eggs showing up is pretty solid evidence
minus-squarebody_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up83·1 year 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-up4·1 year agoI’m still bummed I can’t take a vacation to Frisland :(
minus-squaremitchell@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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.