Re: Fan Games
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:48 am
Woolie is ok, I guess.
Fan games are pretty clear case of "this sucks, but it's the law." There's no gray area of fair use or transformative work. You're stealing some shit you don't own so you can make your own game (aka product, even if you're not selling it) using that brand. And the product you make using that company's brand could end up affecting (positively or negatively) the actual company and ITS products. Aka "damages."
Even if the game ends up super good, all that means is you wasted your time making a super good game that you could have sold for money if you based it on an original IP.
Fan games are pretty clear case of "this sucks, but it's the law." There's no gray area of fair use or transformative work. You're stealing some shit you don't own so you can make your own game (aka product, even if you're not selling it) using that brand. And the product you make using that company's brand could end up affecting (positively or negatively) the actual company and ITS products. Aka "damages."
Even if the game ends up super good, all that means is you wasted your time making a super good game that you could have sold for money if you based it on an original IP.