Commercial Use

[Xavier]

I just wanted to check and ask if it would be at all possible to use this in a commercial product as its a little concerning that a decent number of assets in this program appear to be from existing anime and games.

[LadiSilverfox]

I am curious about this too. Also what you are doing to prevent the product being shut down due to copyright infringement. Most of the outfits and some of the hairs are direct copies of popular anime characters.

Are you going to put in some sort of symbol that those items can't be used to create commercial content unless it is used to parody/spoof something?

[korytoombs]

I'm planning on using the material in this in a commercial VN.
(Not part of the main plot, but one of my characters likes to read manga. Sort of like a side story or event.)

This is concerning if this is true, since the dev had already said you could use the content to make commercial games.

As an aside, there is a large amount of content on Steam that has stolen content. Steam rarely acts unless the creator files a complaint.

[Tsukimori]

The Dimension characters belong to the developers as they were part of one of their mobile games but a lot of the assets are heavily inspired by popular works. I don't know all manga, anime and games, so I wouldn't know which ones would be safe to use commercially.

[Birbywing]

I have to agree with this. Not only did I notice that there appears to be game rips, but under the 2D asset list, there is a section for Minecraft images that look nothing like actual Minecraft weapons.

It's interesting that you note that Steam rarely acts on stolen content, though!
However, since this is a software meant to create original comics/manga, I'm assuming that there may be some issues in the near future when questions about commercial use are brought..

[OsoiJiji]

So no verdict? Anyone have the developer's email address?

[电子竞技不分死活]

Originally posted by ichimitch:

So no verdict? Anyone have the developer's email address?

we removed all controversial clothing in new patch, now all clothes are original.
if you need more clothes, plz wait for workshop which we workin on, users can upload they own 3D models.

[电子竞技不分死活]

if you need contact us, here is my email: [e-mail]

[OsoiJiji]

So people who buy KumaKuma Manga Editor can use the images in their own commercial games?

I found a similar product on itch.io called Mannequin which I know that I can use the images it creates in my indie games without any license issues but to be honest it doesn't look as nice as KumaKuma so I would prefer to use your product if it is legally possible.

[AyamBakar66]

any news?

[OsoiJiji]

https://ar14.itch.io/mannequin

[@R+5]

Since characters dont appear to have a creative commons license (something can have both copy right and a cc license), or offered as "public domain", i dont think they can be used for any commercial product (game, visual novel, manga) unless you tweaked and edited them to look more original and unique, which even if you arent very good at drawing should be more or less easy (editing images created from kuma kuma with something else).

imo the software offers great potential to speed up the creation of mangas and doujinshi, and maybe also visual novels, if the pages created with it are used as "skeleton" rather than "final product".

The same goes for the other examples (mannequin; except mb-lab which is free and open source), which unlike kuma kuma, are only to create poses and edit premade model without the extra tools for manga effects, or keeping a catalog of expressions.

imo the models look more or less generic, which means that even if they were offered with a cc license or similar, using them directly without a bit of extra work would not be very attractive for most people (outside a small circle of friends willing to pay or play for free whatever you made). This is why most people wont try even free rpg maker games: unless something looks a bit original, it wont help you improve as storyteller or artist, or sell whatever you create if thats the goal.

[Wizard Indie Games]

Given that this app has now been updated to address this issue, please DEVs, can you be crystal clear about this...

Are we allowed to use all the assets in our commercial projects?

[marvelousCat85]

It's written in the pinned thread:

"We've received a ton of requests from you guys asking for authorization to use KumaKuma Manga Editor in various scenarios. Here's our reply:

In principle, anyone who've purchase KumaKuma Manga Editor on Steam is allowed to use the software and the content in it in games or other projects they're creating with no need to ask the developers for extra authorization, as long as the users mention that the content they are using are made with KumaKuma Manga Editor.

Please beware that this announcement DOES NOT authorize you to use the content in Workshop created by other users. You'll have to ask the creator for authorization.

Thanks for your love and support!

KumaKuma Developer"