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Counting on you here, champions.
My friend got this idea for a simple card game with a lotr theme. It is pretty much done on paper and works great, so I figured I might try my luck at turning it into an app. However, I know next to nothing about copyrights. Would using obvious names, references, scenes and pictures violate any such laws?
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2013-07-23, 08:43 AM #1Dreadlord
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Fanmade apps - Copyright violations?
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2013-07-23, 08:45 AM #2High Overlord
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Yes. Why not change the names? Worked for 50 Shades of Grey.
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2013-07-23, 08:45 AM #3The Insane
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You going to make money on it?
Originally Posted by Nudi
Counting on you here, champions.
My friend got this idea for a simple card game with a lotr theme. It is pretty much done on paper and works great, so I figured I might try my luck at turning it into an app. However, I know next to nothing about copyrights. Would using obvious names, references, scenes and pictures violate any such laws?
Go light, if the answer seems obvious to you
The answer to your question and my question is the same. There is slightly more to it than that, but if you attempt to sell anything like that, you can (and will) be sued for royalties at the very least. Unless you make it a parody, but I would imagine that is quite difficult to do in a card game. Originally Posted by xanzul
Uh...yes. Absolutely. Originally Posted by obdigore
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2013-07-23, 09:03 AM #4Dreadlord
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I figured a buck wouldn't be too much to ask. Of course assuming the game turns out to transit well into an app. I might be able to change the names. However, part of the game is a bit like a trivia. Would questions abot certain happenings in the books be affected aswell? Originally Posted by obdigore
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2013-07-23, 09:06 AM #5Deleted
If you use any trademarked names, places etc you'll need the copyright holders permission.
You'd be better of making up your own fantasy world instead of risking infringing trademarks.
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2013-07-23, 09:09 AM #6Dreadlord
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Right, I expected that to be the case. The trivia-part of it might need a rework then.. Appreciate the input!
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2013-07-23, 09:16 AM #7DeletedLmao, true. Originally Posted by Dantastic
My friend makes a living from taking source code from several things, and then reworking it into something "original".
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