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The Pokémon Company Announces It Will ‘Investigate’ Palworld IP And Assets (www.forbes.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Stovetop to c/nintendo

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[–] Shelbyeileen 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Per copyright law in the United States, the designs must be 15% different to create one's own artistic copyright. They're several that are close, but 15% isn't that much. Obviously Nintendo isn't a US company, but it'll be interesting to set how this goes

[–] Sylvartas 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How the fuck do you even define a percentage point of difference for a creature's design ?

[–] yuriy 17 points 10 months ago

They do that mario party game where you trace the outline

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure this is a common myth. I'm curious if anyone has a source on this.

[–] Shelbyeileen -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I minored in business law and we were taught this

[–] Sheeple 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Your teaching professor likely misinterpreted the fair use doctrine's wording. Apparently this is a common mistake. I made sure to look this up.

[–] Sheeple 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Both Nintendo and Pocketpair are Japanese companies and their copyright laws are MUCH more harsh. In fact Japan even lacks concepts of "Fair use"

Add to that the fact that public opinion also matters intensely in Japanese courts (think juries) and that Pokémon is considered a national treasure and well... Things are stacked against Pocketpair