• @Shelbyeileen
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    510 months ago

    Per copyright law in the United States, the designs must be 15% different to create one’s own artistic copyright. They’re several that are close, but 15% isn’t that much. Obviously Nintendo isn’t a US company, but it’ll be interesting to set how this goes

    • @Sylvartas
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      1410 months ago

      How the fuck do you even define a percentage point of difference for a creature’s design ?

      • @yuriy
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        1710 months ago

        They do that mario party game where you trace the outline

      • @Shelbyeileen
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        -210 months ago

        I minored in business law and we were taught this

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          10 months ago

          Your teaching professor likely misinterpreted the fair use doctrine’s wording. Apparently this is a common mistake. I made sure to look this up.

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      10 months ago

      Both Nintendo and Pocketpair are Japanese companies and their copyright laws are MUCH more harsh. In fact Japan even lacks concepts of “Fair use”

      Add to that the fact that public opinion also matters intensely in Japanese courts (think juries) and that Pokémon is considered a national treasure and well… Things are stacked against Pocketpair