little big planet :there is something that makes me worry about it

[mike_intellivision]

thekitchensink said:

GodofWine said:
Parody is exempt from copyright enforcement....perhaps a few levels names will need to be tweaked, but nothing more.

Exactly--it's the same reason that allows Mad Magazine to exist XD

But none of those Mad Magazine parodies used the actual names of the movies or people they were poking fun at.

Meamwhile, the Halo LBP level has a Halo logo. And the Mairo level uses original game music .

Thus, a level that makes you think it is Halo or Mario is one thing. A level that says it is Halo or Mario is something else. And the copyright owners could get upset at Sony for distributing some of these materials.

Of course, since I am not a lawyer, this is a lay person's opinion.

Also, as far as Nintendo, there are a lot of Mario Flash and Java games on the net -- so as long as the levels are not obscene, I doubt Nintendo will do too too much about it -- though I imagine they will claim  the IP on the music.

As far as Microsoft, I have no idea.

 

Mike from Morgantown