soyagi@yiffit.net to Gaming@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDeveloper remakes The Simpsons: Hit and Run from scratchinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down16cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkDeveloper remakes The Simpsons: Hit and Run from scratchinsider-gaming.comsoyagi@yiffit.net to Gaming@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareKichae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoNo, they’d still need IP rights for the characters/world/name. Releasing it for free doesn’t alleviate that issue in any way. They could strip it of all of the Simpsons related stuff, but they’d also have to create new levels, since those are owned by the epriginal publisher.
minus-squarewhataboutshutup@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoAnd if a company wants to fuck with you, it can sue you anyway over minor likeness until it exhaust you from money to attend hearings.
minus-squareSabata11792@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoYep. There would be a line of lawyers at that guys door the next day to ruin his entire life. I’m surprised they haven’t already. Would love to play it but unless there is a “leak” it’s not happening.
No, they’d still need IP rights for the characters/world/name. Releasing it for free doesn’t alleviate that issue in any way.
They could strip it of all of the Simpsons related stuff, but they’d also have to create new levels, since those are owned by the epriginal publisher.
And if a company wants to fuck with you, it can sue you anyway over minor likeness until it exhaust you from money to attend hearings.
Yep. There would be a line of lawyers at that guys door the next day to ruin his entire life. I’m surprised they haven’t already. Would love to play it but unless there is a “leak” it’s not happening.