Fair use?

[BumblebeeCody]

(02-17-2013 09:28 AM)Mass Distraction Wrote:  This all kinda makes me wonder (especially the Horatio joke) do companies actually have a dedicated person/department just for checking viral videos one by one in case they just might possibly maybe have something theirs.

(02-17-2013 09:19 AM)BumblebeeCody Wrote:  Recently the MLP: Fighting is Magic recieved a cease and desist on the fan game.

I kinda figured you'd bring this up at some point

Hmm. I don't care for MLP (for or against) but it's still one of the latest stories to come out of this. Again I don't think it's right that companies just put a stop to their work. For MLP I don't watch the show but I'd assume it's about friendship and rainbow ...stuff. So I can sorta understand why they shutdown MLP: Fighting is Magic. They don't want a game in which [insert pony name here] is dragon punching [insert pony name here] as it's not "friendly" and therefore, doesn't give the franchise a good name. I'm on the fence about stuff like this. I understand the companies (outside of money making). But then again with Fighting is Magic, it comes down the user to consider whether it effects the Hasbro brand(which is doesn't).

(02-17-2013 09:31 AM)T.H.E.E. Wrote:  Here is a link from a guy that makes a lot of YT Copyright tutorials and stuff

http://www.youtube.com/user/DarkLordofDebate

http://fairusetube.org/

Cool thanks. Square-enix also got pretty pissy with their content in 2010 in which they claimed any Square-enix videos are theirs, especially with cutscenes. I uploaded the final boss battle last year which was blocked everywhere. Yet I found other people who uploaded the fight (with NO commentary) at the same time with thousands of views. S'all stupid.