Is it legal to copy gameplay and levels?

A few random links:

http://www.newmediarights.org/guide/legal/Video_Games_law_Copyright_Trademark_Intellectual_Property

http://lawofthegame.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/copyright-what-every-gamer-developer.html

And a general search link:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=game+copyright+law&form=EDGTCT&qs=PF&cvid=14118496feb146499412dd411c47ddd9&pq=game+copyright+law

I have an idea listed for my YouTube channel to cover this very topic…

EDIT

OH and my opinion… forgot to add, Tetris is a closely guarded IP, so unless you renamed it entirely and added a few differences, and I must say they have added a lot of variation to the IP, then as long as it is not a Nintendo IP, you might be ok, but to be honest, just put it out there as Open Source and move on to something more original… or find a novel way to re-implement a similar gameplay mechanic…

I have done this with my upcoming game, so it can totally be done.