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White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern

White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern — comic strip

The script

Panel 1

Alex (Grinning) Sam (Nodding, deadpan)

Alex: Hey Sam! I just made this amazing game called 'Build The Wall'! It's like Tetris, but instead of blocks, you build a wall to stop the invaders!

Sam: Alex, isn’t that a bit… controversial?

Panel 2

Robin (Waving hands, frantic) Alex (Eager)

Robin: Oh Alex, what if someone finds out? What if it gets a ton of people playing and you get a lawsuit for copyright infringement? You might have to cancel it, right?

Alex: I knew that was a risk, but it could be huge publicity! I'll just make it free for a day and hope for the best.

Panel 3

Sam (Sighs) Alex (Still grinning) Robin (Grinning)

Sam: Alright, we’ll play it. But if it gets too big, we’ll have to shut it down. Remember, Alex, copyright laws are like a wall fence around your creativity. You can’t expect it to keep everything in.

Alex: Thanks Sam. I guess I’ll just have to work on keeping it under the fence, huh?

Robin: Or should I say, the border?

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