Am i breaking the law?!!?

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:17 pm

I really like descent 2 so i've started making a series of comics using 3d modeling... i'm not making any money off these... in fact they're made for the descentbb.net community... Ive posted two but two more are on the way... and i've got more ideas.

2 examples :

Am i breaking a law here?

Unix · Post by **Unix** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:25 pm

If you are, rest assured, no one is going to care.

Be interested to see some more tho.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:26 pm

Well if i am i dont think i should...

Liquid Fire · Post by **Liquid Fire** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:40 pm

Don't worry. If you are, nobody's going to tell on you.

...Unless interplay has spies among us....

*shifty eyes*

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:42 pm

So it IS illegal?

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:48 pm

Technically, yes. But in these types of cases, it really is only illegal if you get caught. The state can't bring charges of copyright violation against you, only the copyright holder can. Parallax doesn't care (if they did, Planet Decscent wouldn't have a logo), and Interplay isn't around anymore.

Besides, your usage of the copyrighted models is probably protected under Fair Use, thereby making it completely and 100% legal.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:14 pm

I thought so long as you are not profiting or competing its legal. i.e. RedvsBlue.

?

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:09 am

Gooberman wrote:I thought so long as you are not profiting or competing its legal. i.e. RedvsBlue.

?

Red vs Blue is TOTALLY profitting from it. I bet they make a killing with the merchandise.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:31 am

"or competing". That isn't Bungies market.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:56 am

Cute cartoon! Would love to see more.

SilverFJ · Post by **SilverFJ** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:58 am

I would think that if you werent making money it wouldnt matter

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:56 pm

It would depend on how anal the company is, but I doubt anyone cares anymore about someone using models from an almost ten year old game that only a few people play anymore. Otherwise Kuman would've been sued years ago for his model making, and several of us (including myself) would've been sued for using them as well.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:31 pm

The only thing you're guilty of, as far as I can see, is being unfunny, but, who am I to talk about that anyway.

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:13 pm

I think your stuff would fall under the fan art category.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:20 pm

Thanks alot. And if im unfunny, i'll try harder. Thnx!

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:36 pm

thats funny....

"Like this...." "NO Like this!"

D3Hack · Post by **D3Hack** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:16 pm

AceCombat wrote:thats funny....

"Like this...." "NO Like this!"

x2

BTW, I'm pretty sure that it's completely legal as long as you're not selling it for a price.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:50 pm

Bleh, I still think that the insurance joke is prime.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:51 pm

Jeff250 wrote:Bleh, I still think that the insurance joke is prime.

That one actually made me chuckle out loud.

bash · Post by **bash** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:18 pm

I thought it was clever. Don't sweat the legal stuff (or the cheapshots). My only suggestion is to use a drawn-style font for the text in the balloons.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:46 pm

D3Hack wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure that it's completely legal as long as you're not selling it for a price.

I'll take your word for it then! thx!

punisher wrote:I think your stuff would fall under the fan art category.

Someone told me about this not too long ago.

Gooberman wrote:I thought so long as you are not profiting or competing its legal...

Yeah alright.

I think i'm good to post a few more of these, then.