09-10-2016, 04:47 PM
Since I was PMed with some questions regarding whether certain projects, I figured this little update would be a good idea.
There are some people who may be confused as worried over which projects would be "risky". I admit, I'm not entirely certain myself, but I can at least try putting this up to give an idea which projects would be certainly safe.
I have decided to give a list of questions you should ask about a project submission when evaluating the DMCA risk.
Ultimately I would say that if you answer "Yes" to more than two of these, you may want to discuss your submission to me beforehand. Thank you in advance.
There are some people who may be confused as worried over which projects would be "risky". I admit, I'm not entirely certain myself, but I can at least try putting this up to give an idea which projects would be certainly safe.
I have decided to give a list of questions you should ask about a project submission when evaluating the DMCA risk.
- Is this project based on a first-party Nintendo or Game Freak IP? (The answer is most likely yes, but believe it or not, one of the people who have asked me is an exception to this!)
- Is this project a remake of a preexistiing commercial game?
- Is this project directly assets from a preexisting commercial game with little to no modification? (Particularly in a manner where they are easy to spot)
- Is the project of a quality level that could be seen as competing with the commercial games?
- Is the project one that has a lot of social media attention already? If not, how likely is it that it could suddenly gain such attention, especially if in a way that one person can't control?
- Is the project on gamejolt? And/or is the project being monetized in any manner otherwise?
Ultimately I would say that if you answer "Yes" to more than two of these, you may want to discuss your submission to me beforehand. Thank you in advance.