Side-by-Side Audiovisual Comparison
Rules: Idea
Look & Feel: Expression
Official Tetris Baseline
Protected Trade Dress & Copyright
10x20 Grid • Standard Tetrominoes • SRS Ghost
Candidate: "Build the Wall"
Infringing Expressive Clone
10x20 Grid • Exact Brick Colors • Direct Copy
Judicial Context: In Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. (863 F. Supp. 2d 394, D.N.J. 2012), the court held that while the general concept of falling blocks and clearing lines is an unprotectable game mechanic, copying the exact 10x20 grid geometry, specific 3D-bevel block shading, piece colors, ghost outline, and lock-down animations constitutes unlawful copyright infringement.
Abstraction-Filtration Assessment
High Risk Vector
Copyright Risk
94%
Filtration Failure
Trade Dress Sim
88%
Look & Feel Match
Lanham / False Assoc
92%
Endorsement Threat
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