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An important question.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:04 pm
by Shadow Wulf
Is it illegal for me to take a synopsis from a game to put it as a synopsis for that game itself but in a website that Im creating?
And is it also illegal for me to take bits and peaces from it to make my own synopsis.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:49 pm
by RedEye
Not sure what you mean in your first paragraph, but if you're using it as an example or reference; no-that's fair use and reference. Be sure to attribute where you got it, though.
As for taking bits and pieces of a game and using them to make another game...thats what half the gamers DO, nowadays. There are only so many plots. Just be sure to change names and places...and the outcome!
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:54 am
by Shadow Wulf
Ok Ill just come out and say it like this. Is it illegal to take synopsis straight from a game but give them credit.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:10 am
by MoonKit
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's perfectly fine if you give them credit.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:57 am
by RedEye
Just don't make any money doing it, or do it better than they did. That gets them mad.
Basically, you can use trademarked or copyrighted material as:
Reference
Example
Explanation
Illustration.
Its called "fair use" and is as legal as the day is long. If you make the attribution* flattering, they might even let you get away with more.
*attribution: saying "I got it from..... and used it for reference, etc; only. Property of....... ( trademark owner, copyright holder). "They make great games" is the S.U. factor that will cause them to make nice for your further use of their stuff. Everybody likes flattery.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:36 pm
by Shadow Wulf
Well the website is for an arcade business and I just wanted to make a page for each game he has and have a synopsis about it.
Underneath the synopsis I put down "Synopsis is a copyright from IGN"