Ruler said:
So using ingame assets to do all kinds of mods is okay, but doing porn is not? I see all kinds of in-game engines being used from Mass Effect, Silent Hill, Dead or Alive or Resident Evil in Porn clips and gifs.
But this is the first time i see a company cracking down on this fan art, wow not even Konami did this, shame on you blizz |
Copyright Laws are not penal laws that are enforced by police directly, but rather grant the right of the copyright holder to control the production of copies or derivitive works based on their intelectual property. They have every right to do this and there is no shame in doing so. THEY worked hard to produce this product, THEY created these characters. They are the property of their creators. And if they feel that porn is disparaging to the image of their intelectual property, they have every right to pursue taking it down.
Also, if you don't see how frustrating and at times even infuriating it can be to have your work that you've poured countless hours into be twisted into something entirely against what you ever intended for it to stand for, then either you're not creator of original works yourself or one very, very odd ball.
DakonBlackblade said:
If the model is not pulled straight from the game and is actualy an original model there is no copyght infingiment. Blizzard is trying to intimidate ppl because even tough they are not infriging any copyrights the whole legal shenaningas is expensive and time consuming and the creators tend to just not try to dispute the clains for that reason. |
Wrong. Copyright Laws protect intelectual property, not physical property. This is an old misconception. If I sit down and hand copy with only a handful of small, meaningless edits the entirety of a novel and distributed it for free or for profit, the author of that novel could take me to court and win. Easily. Copyrights don't give them ownership of the tracer model, it gives them control of the tracer character. Also, the character designs are also undoubtedly trademarked, especially Tracer. Unless the porn in question is of a character vaguely reminiscent of Tracer with non of her distinct characteristics, it will not be sufficiently transformative to pass the fair use test.
Chazore said:
A bit typical to see the OP and then the shame on you act, kind of like a self fulfilling prophecy right there.
They want to protect the image of their IP and they feel they need to. Of course this only extends to the 3D models as they are direct representations of the characters from the game they own and made but they won't be able to take down custom made fan art that is all over the net, that is something they will never take down nor be able to.
That said you'll never stop R34 from being a thing, just like you won't ever completely stamp out piracy, both of them have gone on for centuries and will keep jogging forward without stopping.
I do wonder though when the next Blizz article will come out with a negative spin from OP, possibly the legacy server news from a day ago perhaps?. |
Actually, they can take down *most* fan art. Intelectual property laws protect a lot of things, in this case the characters will have extensive protection under those laws. And it's a complex issue of what they can do specifically to which works.
If you want a nice overview of fan art of all types in relationship to copyright laws, this video is excellent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBsTUjd910
