A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
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Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#2DMCA takedown in 3, 2, 1...
Still a cool project anyway.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#3Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law.
Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#4Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law. Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
for the sake of learning?
EDIT: Also, if you check the commit history, I'm quite sure he didn't spend way much time.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#5Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law. Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
This may qualify as fair use, and in any case it's not like this is going to jeopardize sales of the 29 year-old Super Mario Bros or any of it's derivatives.
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#6I would have liked to see all the sound and music done with FM synthesis (or whatever the Nintendo used) in Python as well, instead of .ogg files.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#7Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law. Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
for the sake of learning? EDIT: Also, if you check the commit history, I'm quite sure he didn't spend way much time.
133 commits? And you have to violate copyright or trademark to learn? Please.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#8I would have liked to see all the sound and music done with FM synthesis (or whatever the Nintendo used) in Python as well, instead of .ogg files.
Also the palette shifting that they used to get different colors out of the same assets.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#9Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law. Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
This may qualify as fair use, and in any case it's not like this is going to jeopardize sales of the 29 year-old Super Mario Bros or any of it's derivatives.
If your position is "may", you're on shaky legal ground at best. Regardless, he would be forced to shutter his side project with a CnD, since I doubt he's willing to go to court.
Re: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bros. in Python
#10Maybe spend an afternoon learning up on copyright and trademark law. Why would you spend so much time on something that clearly violates the intellectual property of Nintendo?
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