▲ 256 ▼ Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon (kotaku.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 years ago (1 child) try a disappointed sparkit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Toribor@corndog.social 36 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm so behind on Pokemon that I genuinely can't tell if this is a Pokemon or a Pal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago Issa pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As someone with minimal pokemon knowledge, only played two due to being older and not having Nintendo consoles really, I thought this game was a spin off till I realized no big pokemon or Nintendo logo anywhere. They must have threaded the needle to avoid that copyright infringment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cypher@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as the mods are free (can't monetize on IP) most mods should be legally safe from copyright. But I'm not a lawyer so not sure how this works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Toribor@corndog.social 36 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm so behind on Pokemon that I genuinely can't tell if this is a Pokemon or a Pal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago Issa pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As someone with minimal pokemon knowledge, only played two due to being older and not having Nintendo consoles really, I thought this game was a spin off till I realized no big pokemon or Nintendo logo anywhere. They must have threaded the needle to avoid that copyright infringment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cypher@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as the mods are free (can't monetize on IP) most mods should be legally safe from copyright. But I'm not a lawyer so not sure how this works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) As someone with minimal pokemon knowledge, only played two due to being older and not having Nintendo consoles really, I thought this game was a spin off till I realized no big pokemon or Nintendo logo anywhere. They must have threaded the needle to avoid that copyright infringment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cypher@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as the mods are free (can't monetize on IP) most mods should be legally safe from copyright. But I'm not a lawyer so not sure how this works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cypher@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as the mods are free (can't monetize on IP) most mods should be legally safe from copyright. But I'm not a lawyer so not sure how this works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As long as the mods are free (can't monetize on IP) most mods should be legally safe from copyright. But I'm not a lawyer so not sure how this works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jako301@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, once you start distributing the mod, be it free or not, it's copyright infringement. They can't sue you for the profits made, but they can still force you to take it down and pay reparations for any potential damage to their IP, as stupid as that may sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So the pokemon mod for minecraft can be sued and taken down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It actually had been, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
