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IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]
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Re: IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]
#82Funny, but I hope it doesn't catch on. This genre of games is rather free from ads and the last thing we need is corporations shoving their marketing agenda into classics.
It's a mod for a 15 year old game. You can just choose not to install it? Lmao
Already followed your tip but still saw an Ikea ad in Skyrim today.
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#83The concept reminds of Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion based on Chex, the cereal brand. I loved playing it when I was 8 or so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest
Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!? I was so impressed. Today I learned, it is known for having been the first video game ever to be included as a cereal box prize.
It was surprisingly good, and innovation-wise as a marketing project, way ahead of its time in the mid 90s.
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you know what parody is?
That's mentioned in the article: > Further, there’s at least the possibility on the part of the developer to claim that such usage is a “parody,” with parody and satire protected at the highest levels of American law through the application of First Amendment freedom of speech rights. However, courts will often require actual commentary to be made in order to extend such protections. In that way, a store name like “I…
Re: IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Trademarks are lost when they are not defended. That is entirely separate from fair use in copyright law.
This is an often repeated statement online (like “fiduciary duty”) that way over emphasizes the risk. Parody media poses absolutely no risk to their trademark, not even a tiny bit of incremental “damage.” Companies don’t need to be bulliest the vast majority of the time they act like one. We need to stop parroting this excuse for them.
IANAL but I heard the creators of Robot Chicken (an animation show that parodies many big franchises) that they have to be very careful to make sure they can claim what they do is parody. As I understood, and to my best recollection, they cannot just use e.g., Batman in an original funny context… they need to actually comment on Batman (existing storylines, characters, tropes, cliches, mythology) in their sketch.
That said, we know that some IP lawyers will just send a Cease & Desist because it costs them nothing, it’s more defensible, and they don’t risk any penalties.
Re: IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]
#86IKEA bullied the developer of the indie game The Store is Closed into gutting the whole game. [0] It’s a shame how people can even acknowledge, let alone applaud IKEA’s “funny” gaming-related ad after their successful meddling with SCP folklore, not to speak of the chilling effect their actions may have had on indie gaming. [0]: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-store-is-closed-indie-s...
Interestingly, that link is the first time I've ever gotten a Cloudflare HTTP 451. Apparently that site is banned in Japan for "gambling".
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you know what parody is?
Trademarks are lost when they are not defended. That is entirely separate from fair use in copyright law.
No, tradmarks can be parodied too. It's a first amendment protection, and extremely common in movies, TV and video games.
If the developer worked with a lawyer they could've gotten any suit by IKEA (this wasn't a suit yet, just a cease and desist letter) quickly dismissed.
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Re: IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]
#90The concept reminds of Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion based on Chex, the cereal brand. I loved playing it when I was 8 or so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest
Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!? I was so impressed. Today I learned, it is known for having been the first video game ever to be included as a cereal box prize.
Chex Quest was awesome and got a ton of playtime in my household.