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- Raicuparta
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well, it's really MARI0, so no. I'm gonna start calling the game "Mari Zero".trosh wrote:And don't you think Nintendo will have something to say about outrageous use of the copyrighted word "mario" ?
Also, Mario is a name that existed long before Nintendo, they don't have rights over it.
- djmattyg007
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You can't copyright or trademark the word "Mario" when it's someone's name.
It's not just about the name, it's about the usage and intended usage. A game called Mario with similar gameplay would obviously infringe on Nintendo's copyrights (though likely any game called Mario would be found to), while Mario as a name for a florist or a café or something wouldn't have anything to do with Nintendo.
- djmattyg007
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Does whether or not you're going to make any money from it also make a difference?
Yes. There are laws regarding parodies (as far as I know those exist in the US, not sure about Germany) and Mari0 would likely be under its protection. But since we're not in the US, in our case we just decided to at least make it morally right.djmattyg007 wrote:Does whether or not you're going to make any money from it also make a difference?
Though obviously law isn't that simple, especially if you want to consider the legality in different locations. Far from just black and white.
- Raicuparta
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Indeed, a lot of projects have been shut down even though no one was paying for them.
Wait why are we talking about this it was just a stupid joke.
Wait why are we talking about this it was just a stupid joke.
- Super Mario
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Not at all... Not at all...trosh wrote:And don't you think Nintendo will have something to say about outrageous use of the copyrighted word "mario" ?
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- Kyle Prior
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I kept thinking that your super accurate beta reminded me of something but couldn't quite remember. Until I stumbled upon this. totally forgot about this:trosh wrote:Am done uploading the beta : http://www.mediafire.com/?w2fuhy6b0v0lb12
Wow, what a game !
mine's better : it's got portals. Plus my mario is truly minimal (1 pixel :D)
no but seriously woah this is really well done, apart from a few tiny bugs, but that's just because I spent the last month or so playing mari0 trying to find bugs everywhere ;)
no but seriously woah this is really well done, apart from a few tiny bugs, but that's just because I spent the last month or so playing mari0 trying to find bugs everywhere ;)
reminds me of open sourse mario engine when creatore don't want people to use the same graphics in the engineKyle Prior wrote:I kept thinking that your super accurate beta reminded me of something but couldn't quite remember. Until I stumbled upon this. totally forgot about this:trosh wrote:Am done uploading the beta : http://www.mediafire.com/?w2fuhy6b0v0lb12
Wow, what a game !