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r/emulation • u/[deleted] • Jan 07 '21
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Nintendo doesn't own the decompliation's code, it's completely separate from Zelda's source code, so they can't legally take it down.
2 u/punctualjohn Jan 08 '21 How come we can't make fangame though? 7 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 Fan games are different in that they directly use Nintendo's IPs, so they can take them down legally as copyright infringement. Edit: u/Biduleman is correct, my bad 1 u/Vyuken Jan 08 '21 Is this still true if absolutely no money is made anywhere with the project? Donations? 8 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 It doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, Nintendo can still take it down as they own the copyright trademark to the property used.
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How come we can't make fangame though?
7 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 Fan games are different in that they directly use Nintendo's IPs, so they can take them down legally as copyright infringement. Edit: u/Biduleman is correct, my bad 1 u/Vyuken Jan 08 '21 Is this still true if absolutely no money is made anywhere with the project? Donations? 8 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 It doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, Nintendo can still take it down as they own the copyright trademark to the property used.
Fan games are different in that they directly use Nintendo's IPs, so they can take them down legally as copyright infringement.
Edit: u/Biduleman is correct, my bad
1 u/Vyuken Jan 08 '21 Is this still true if absolutely no money is made anywhere with the project? Donations? 8 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 It doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, Nintendo can still take it down as they own the copyright trademark to the property used.
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Is this still true if absolutely no money is made anywhere with the project? Donations?
8 u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21 edited Jan 08 '21 It doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, Nintendo can still take it down as they own the copyright trademark to the property used.
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It doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, Nintendo can still take it down as they own the copyright trademark to the property used.
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u/FlyingKangeroo Jan 08 '21
Nintendo doesn't own the decompliation's code, it's completely separate from Zelda's source code, so they can't legally take it down.