mountaindewslave said:
legally speaking when someone has a copyright on an entertainment property they are fully capable of giving permission or not giving permission of its use. movies and TV shows constantly being uploaded unlawfully to Youtube are taken down swiftly, just like potentially what is happening now with Nintendo's games in videos you can debate certain articles, but a review containing video of the actual game is not lawful (if Nintendo chooses to press the issue) because it contains material which a user much PAY to access that is being freely shared with the public. you can't do that. just like downloading music or sharing music isn't really legal online (despite people sneaking around and doing it anyway)
you are way out of grasp with the meaning and extent of the copyright control that Nintendo has over its IP's. its not a debatable matter., try sueing Warner Bros. next time you post a review of "Batman Begins" with a bunch of movie clips in there when they take down your video. news flash: you would handedly lose the case, in fact it probably wouldn't even be brought to court |
I am afraid you are the one quite mistaken, at least in the States. Fair use covers journalism, which includes critique. Nintendo cannot copyright claim news stories or Reviews but people have been hit with claims on both to my knowledge. News stories being a particularly common thing. Intentionally attacking a critic or journalist is a very real overstepping of their bounds. If it's a review, they have no right whatsoever. Reviews and news coverage are textbook fair use. Commentary, criticism, parody, and other journalistic functions are all covered explicitly by fair use. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
