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NYTimes Files Copyright Takedown Against Hundreds of Wordle Clones

As reported by 404 Media, the New York Times has issued hundreds of copyright takedown requests against Wordle clones "in which it asserts not just ownership over the Wordle name but over the broad concepts and mechanics of the word game, which includes its '5x6 grid' and 'green tiles to indicate co...

These include two in January and, crucially, a new DMCA filed this week against Chase Wackerfuss, the coder of a repository called âoe Reactle,â which cloned Wordle in React JS (JavaScript). Unfortunately, hundreds of individuals have followed these instructions and published infringing Wordle knock-off games that The Times has spent the past month removing, including off of Github's websites," the DMCA takedown request against Reactle reads. As a result, hundreds of websites began popping up with knock-off 'Wordle' games that used The Times's 'Wordle' trademark and copyrighted gameplay without authorization or permission."

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