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From a practical point of view though, how could you tell if they did or did not redo everything from scratch once the code has changed so much that it is no longer recogniseable?
It seems that we could keep debating about derivative works forever, but, if not even a code audit would suffice for Medievia team to come out clean (ie. people accepting that they are not a Diku derivative any longer), then I do see little value on even worrying about these lengthy discussions.
I guess it is important to mention also that you can change all the background structures and functions yet have the game look the same as it has always looked like, so, for a player there would be no difference between the "derivative" and the "from-scratch" versions.
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