legal issues regarding mmorpg's

[Cursebred]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

IMHO people need to actually read the original post of the topic. I appreciate some of you guys showing concern and giving me advice such as, "It's going to take a lot of effort and time" But there's no sense in practically flaming me for an ***IDEA*** that I have/had.

Also, I did not mention if I was working with a pogram or something to give me a good base to work on or if i was making it from the ground up. I also did not say that I had no skills in anything to do with making a MMORPG.

I'll finish off be just saying this:
I don't want this to become a huge argument about whether or not i possess the skills to achieve this goal. Instead, read the original post, understand what is being said, and post a response. I'm sure if some of you had a goal that you were determined to achieve, you wouldn't appreciate being told by complete strangers that you are not capable in the least bit of accomplishing what you want.

So please! It's called constructive criticism! There is no need for your answers to be so harsh.

I feel the same way.

Trust me, I believe you can actually make it. But the legality being in question, don't let it grow too large.
Or keep it underground.

[gubble_bum]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

I feel the same way.

Trust me, I believe you can actually make it. But the legality being in question, don't let it grow too large.
Or keep it underground.

Thanks.. but i think i'm going to ditch the whole ssb rpg idea and just make a regular rpg with the sprites that i already got.. i'll find a way to make it more interesting

[Soul Slayer]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

You know how to use Ascent, right?

[OrganisM]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

Thanks.. but i think i'm going to ditch the whole ssb rpg idea and just make a regular rpg with the sprites that i already got.. i'll find a way to make it more interesting

But I thought you just had a faint thought and no plans to follow through on a game of any kind? None of us are flaming you, but at the same time you can't expect people to take you seriously and then get upset at them for taking you seriously.

[devonin]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

To the actual legal question of using the ssb content:

To use it without permission is illegal and they would have every right to sue you if they found out you were doing it. However, if you're in the United States, the fact that it was a free game, generating no money, and arguably creating more interest in video gaming in general, you'd have a very good chance to be found not guilty under fair use laws.

But bear in mind that it is only a defense to legitimate charges, not an immunity from the lawsuit: ONLY PERMISSION FROM THE HOLDERS OF THE COPYRIGHT MAKES IT LEGAL TO USE COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS. "Fair use" or "Parody" are -defenses- not immunity.

[OrganisM]

Re: legal issues regarding mmorpg's

^^^

thread over.