Gameboy Color

[leqesai]

Yeah.. Nintendo isn't going to like that you are using its logo in your game trailer. That's a big no-no for copyrights. I would take the trailer down, if I were you, and remove/change the gameboy color thing so you don't get in trouble.

[Rose Pyre]

It's pretty generic. Doesn't have a logo. Kinda the same way chinese knockoff Gameboys are sold without breaching copyright laws. They're fine.

[leqesai]

Originally posted by ia Dagon:

It's pretty generic. Doesn't have a logo. Kinda the same way chinese knockoff Gameboys are sold without breaching copyright laws. They're fine.

Well, mr dude-man, the trailer on the store page is changed. Originally it had a screen that said "gameboy color" but...

It doesn't need a logo. The Gameboy Color is a copyrighted product. The power display, the position of the dots, the shape of the screen.

All of this is copyrighted by the product owners.

And your logic doesn't really make sense. Just because chinese knockoffs aren't prosocuted doesn't mean they aren't violating the copyright. Nintendo isn't going to waste money chasing down shadow operations in Shanghai. They will, however, file a claim against digital distribution of products like this. They do it all the time.

I'm not a lawyer, nor an expert on copyright, but its very clear that the images used in the video are.

They changed the trailer to not explicitly say "gameboy color" but the product is still a gameboy color. They just made it yellow and removed the logo. The power symbol is still the same, the screen is the same, and the aesthetic numbs on the side are the same.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by leqesai:

I'm not a lawyer, nor an expert on copyright, but its very clear that the images used in the video are.

Enough said, I think.

This is not the first and won't be the last time indie developers pay tribute to Nintendo hardware. Nintendo has a problem with FAN GAMES (rom hacks or games using titles and assets they own) in case you're not up to the news for the past decade or two. They never had any problems when indie developers used the liking of their hardware to promote their own products.

I do agree that having the word "Game Boy Color" can cause trouble, but using the GBC itself without a logo shouldn't. How many developers used NES and SNES carridges to promote their retro games? Did you ever see anyone saying "you shouldn't do that bc Nintendo will retaliate"? And did developers stop using Nintendo imagery (imagery, not logos in most cases) for fear they would be targettted?

Copyright laws are far more complicated than "you used our image, so now we will sue you." Perhaps leave the nuances of it to people who have at least the slightest idea of how it works, yes?

[Mr. Hugh Mannity]

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[marcelo]

A Nintendo tá fiscalizando esse grupo