Mythmaker1 said:
It's not really that simple. Yes, it's Nintendo's property, but they can do this sort of thing because Youtube allows them to. There isn't a clear precedence for this because it hasn't gone to court. |
Fair use i don't think falls under people making money off of use of the content. Ironically, Youtube Poop or something like it could be protected as parody even if the owner is a Partner, or possibly video *reviewers* using content in order to create a critique. Then the question would come if a Let's Play falls under critique or merely presentation of the content. That's largely the issue, and one would think Nintendo would have less to fear from this than others. For instance, if i watched a let's play of a very story-driven game, like 999 or Heavy Rain, what incentive would i have to ever play it? A let's play of Smash U has less to fear from that, because you get little of the experience of the game through simply watching.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.