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Post by Raven "Worst Mom" Branween on Dec 12, 2017 12:09:51 GMT
Most likely yes, a company has the right and is expected to protect their Trademark when it comes to third party creations based on their own franchises.
That's not to say that you'd 100% be sent a Cease and Desist from a lawyer like the makers of other fangames like Pixelmon or Legend of Zelda Maker, but you have to be willing to accept that it's a possibility.
But don't be discouraged, there are lots of other fangames that still thrive like Dragon Block C and many others, rarely in some cases, they even wind up getting officially acknowledged or backed, like the story of how Sonic Mania came to be made.
I'm getting off track, if you keep everything non-profit then odds are you'll be just fine.
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Post by Nicol Bolas on Dec 13, 2017 21:44:38 GMT
Generally, if you made all of the materials yourself (all images AND audio clips) or if you had obtained the rights to what other materials you did use (stock photos, for instance), remain non-profit and credited the base material you're copying ("Go check out NaNoReNo by (insert creator/creating company's name)") then you should have some protection against the law under the rights that what you have made is a parody of the original.
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