Copyright and Trademark in SFM

[Boefjim]

I want to create a sonic SFM video, but I'm not really sure if it is legal in the ways of Copyright and Trademark. I know there are a lot of video's uploaded about them, but I'm not sure if that's just because SEGA focuses on taking down only large videos or something else.

If anybody knows anything about this, please awnser me.
I do not want to take any risk that's above like, let's say 1,5% or something.

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Don't worry about it. Hell, if they actually DO notice a sonic video, say its not sonic! ITS BLONIC!

[Bop]

Here's SEGA's EULA on their IPs:

"YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU SHALL HAVE NO OWNERSHIP OR OTHER PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE PRODUCT, AND YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL SUCH RIGHTS ARE AND SHALL FOREVER BE OWNED BY AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF SEGA. Except as expressly licensed to you herein, all right, title, and interest in and to the Product and any and all associated copyrights, trademarks and intellectual properties therein and/or related thereto and all copies thereof (including, but not limited to, any patches, updates, copies, derivative works, titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialogs, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, images, animation, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, text, methods of operation, moral rights, “applets” incorporated into the Product and any related documentation) are owned by SEGA or SEGA’s licensors."

Source: http://www.sega-australia.com/EULA

In short, it's technically OK to create fanart for SEGA's properties (since there's no agreement against it), so long as you agree that the ownership of the IPs belong to SEGA and as a result, they are given full control over the distribution of your work.

[zfan121]

That's.....kinda BS....not going to lie....
That's like HP owners saying that they own the fanfiction of HP and the right to publish it in a new book because they own the IP for that series. Derivitive works (probably butchered the spelling) are usually under the fair use law aren't they?

[R234]

The thing is, none of this really matters because Youtube don't care about the law. They let companies get away with claims and strikes they have no right to. If you so much as include a vague hint at a company's IP, you have to accept the fact that YT will let said company take down / make money off your work if they so desire, and you won't have a say in the matter.

With YT in its current state, I'd say your best bet is to only use assets from companies that are recognized as having a pro-Youtuber policy, and have been shown to honour that policy. Valve, Ubisoft and even EA now are examples of that. Sega and Nintendo are most definitely not.

[Novarek]

In case your SFM video is deleted on Youtube for copyright issues, there is a heaven
where your work may be exposed to the public safely, Rutube.

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OR ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ :D

[Boefjim]

Ok, I uploaded it and it hasn't been deleted... yet.
Maybe somebody can tell me if it might get deleted or not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDwx3s6PFL0

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Listen, this isnt nintendo. They're fine with fanart.

[Boefjim]

Originally posted by Cooper Riley:

Listen, this isnt nintendo. They're fine with fanart.

Ok, thanks for clarifying.