Roderick Posted January 13, 2014 Is anyone else getting a Macarena of the Missing «Limbo of the Lost» vibe from this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted January 13, 2014 Hah. Well unlike Limbo of the Lost, this is a legitimately good game outside all the bullshit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 13, 2014 From what I played this game doesn't violate copyright. Sure, the media companies might think so, but having a small reference to Star Wars or Futurama isn't a copyright violation (not unless you explicitly lift art from the creation rather than making your own). Unepic simply tries to play on the geek culture and thus references a lot to geek culture. The ending as Twig describes is in bad taste though, totally unnecessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted January 13, 2014 I'll admit to not being totally up to snuff on copyright laws, but I'm willing to bet that if this were a triple-ayyyy studio making a triple-ayyyy game with the same story/references, the owners of those copyrights would be losing their shit. Justified or not. And Unepic would probably have to get rid of (most of) them just to avoid dealing with legal fees or whatever nonsense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHat Posted January 14, 2014 From what I played this game doesn't violate copyright. Sure, the media companies might think so, but having a small reference to Star Wars or Futurama isn't a copyright violation (not unless you explicitly lift art from the creation rather than making your own). Yeah, it'd be pretty infantile to actually bring legal action against someone for inserting the likeness of one of your characters into your game as a pointless easter egg. *cough* http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4293484/nyan-cat-keyboard-cat-creators-sue-scribblenauts-over-easter-eggs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted January 14, 2014 Weird, there's been a Nyan Cat courier in Heroes of Newerth for years and I don't think there was ever a fuss over that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 15, 2014 Yeah, it'd be pretty infantile to actually bring legal action against someone for inserting the likeness of one of your characters into your game as a pointless easter egg. *cough* http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4293484/nyan-cat-keyboard-cat-creators-sue-scribblenauts-over-easter-eggs Just because you're are in your right to do so doesn't mean you cannot be sued. The case was settled out of court, so no judgement was made. Also, apparently Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat are registered trademarks(!?), which requires active protection. But trademarks only applies to cases when it's used for commercial gain and dilution of the product name. For example, "Scribblenauts: Nyan Cat Edition" would not be allowed, or using the graphic representation on promotion material. These battles rarely go to court because of the price-tag involved. They went after WB because they had dollar signs in their eyes. I think they would probably have lost the court case, but the court case would have cost WB more than they had to pay the creators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
