Of course it did. As you said, Disney has been raiding the public domain forever now. I'm just saying that if they raided the modern public domain, it would put it into a context that might grab a bit more attention so we could start talking about copyright overreach.
I suppose I'm going to have to put out some sort of official OGA position on this, which, not being a lawyer, I really hate to do. We have to take copyright law very seriously, because people need to be able to use the media here without fear of legal repercussions. So, to start off with, I'm going to say that officially OGA will not worry about copyrights on color palettes.
My reasoning is as follows:
Every remotely reliable source I've looked at says that you can't copyright a color palette.
Theoretically, it's possible for anyone to sue anyone else for copyright infringement for anything. If Disney wanted to, they could take Redshrike to court and claim that Xeon is infringing on Mickey Mouse. The case would immediately be thrown out.
The likelihood of anyone suing over a color palette is extremely low. The likelihood of anyone winning such a case is even lower.
In summary, there's always some vanishingly small but nonzero probability that someone might sue you over any content that you use. At some point you need to draw the line.
One other note: Pantone has been known for posturing about copyrighting their color collection, but copyright law explicitly excludes databases and compilations. While it would seem to me that they don't have a leg to stand on, they do have a huge pile of money to stand on and have issued cease & desist letters for use of their color database. It's not worth the hassle and risk to fight them over it, so we will treat the Pantone palette as if they have a valid copyright, even though it's extremely doubtful that they do.
With regard to Disney raiding the public domain, I say great, let them do it. Not becauase I particularly like Disney, but rather because they're primarily responsible for the fact that copyright keeps getting extended indefinitely. If they start raiding the current public domain, that's another talking point for returning copyright law to a reasonable length of time. (Sure, most of their stories come from raiding the public domain as it is, but that's old stuff. It would be another matter entirely if any of the authors were still around to discuss their views on Disney's hypocricy with respect to copyright.)
You might want to reformat your original post so that it's not a clickable link, that way google doesn't give them even more hits. I think removing the http will work.
For anyone looking at the preview, it's not obvious how extensive this set is until you view the download PNG. It's 100+ unique pieces, done in 12 different materials.
Of course it did. As you said, Disney has been raiding the public domain forever now. I'm just saying that if they raided the modern public domain, it would put it into a context that might grab a bit more attention so we could start talking about copyright overreach.
I suppose I'm going to have to put out some sort of official OGA position on this, which, not being a lawyer, I really hate to do. We have to take copyright law very seriously, because people need to be able to use the media here without fear of legal repercussions. So, to start off with, I'm going to say that officially OGA will not worry about copyrights on color palettes.
My reasoning is as follows:
In summary, there's always some vanishingly small but nonzero probability that someone might sue you over any content that you use. At some point you need to draw the line.
One other note: Pantone has been known for posturing about copyrighting their color collection, but copyright law explicitly excludes databases and compilations. While it would seem to me that they don't have a leg to stand on, they do have a huge pile of money to stand on and have issued cease & desist letters for use of their color database. It's not worth the hassle and risk to fight them over it, so we will treat the Pantone palette as if they have a valid copyright, even though it's extremely doubtful that they do.
With regard to Disney raiding the public domain, I say great, let them do it. Not becauase I particularly like Disney, but rather because they're primarily responsible for the fact that copyright keeps getting extended indefinitely. If they start raiding the current public domain, that's another talking point for returning copyright law to a reasonable length of time. (Sure, most of their stories come from raiding the public domain as it is, but that's old stuff. It would be another matter entirely if any of the authors were still around to discuss their views on Disney's hypocricy with respect to copyright.)
I know I'm blathering a lot here...
You might want to reformat your original post so that it's not a clickable link, that way google doesn't give them even more hits. I think removing the http will work.
Wow!
For anyone looking at the preview, it's not obvious how extensive this set is until you view the download PNG. It's 100+ unique pieces, done in 12 different materials.
I just found a video of this game on youtube and I left a comment, hoping that the author of the video is the author of the game.
I don't think there's a whole lot that can be done about them lifting your title. :(
I think the problem is a lack of textures?
Greets!
Is there somewhere I could download your game to try it out?
On that note, can anyone see any sort of contact information?
I'll send them a polite message asking them to attribute properly.
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