Blizzard seems strict about copyrights and whatnot regarding maps on bnet 2.0
so i was wondering are maps based on books, movies, etc, ok? or will these be banned
for example, a map called Starship troopers based on the movie, a map called Aliens vs Predators
a map called Scott Pilgrim vs the world, or a map based on the 7 samurai movie by Akira kurosawa
would these be allowed or banned?
just wondering as i develop my map, what is really allowed
Im sure they will be banned for anything that mildly breaks soem hidden rule blizzard made. I would assume they just dont want to get sued by the company that made the movie you used. So if its a big, popular movie, the chances of the map getting banned are very high. After all, one map got banned because the units formed the nazi symbol on the minimap. SERIOUSLY?? omg. I understand why blizzard wants to keep that symbol out of maps..but units on the minimap?? Jeez. Anyway, if your map is inspired by a movie, but its not a total copy and the movie is not popular, you might get away with it. I guess that means I can't make halo wars for sc2... darn
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IMO: Calling a map starship troopers is probably fine. Importing a section of the movie into your map however wouldn't be.
I remember some L4D map floating around that had almost all the sounds from L4D imported directly into it. I haven't seen it recently so I assume it was removed.
I also remember seeing something about importing EvE Online models directly into your map. I am sure CCP wouldn't be happy with that as all the information is housed on blizzard servers.
this is a no-brainer, anything that will infringe copyright law will never be allowed by blizzard to be on their servers.
be sure to use self-made or legal free stuffs only on your maps.
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Blizzard seems strict about copyrights and whatnot regarding maps on bnet 2.0
so i was wondering are maps based on books, movies, etc, ok? or will these be banned
for example, a map called Starship troopers based on the movie, a map called Aliens vs Predators a map called Scott Pilgrim vs the world, or a map based on the 7 samurai movie by Akira kurosawa
would these be allowed or banned? just wondering as i develop my map, what is really allowed
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Curse PremiumIm sure they will be banned for anything that mildly breaks soem hidden rule blizzard made. I would assume they just dont want to get sued by the company that made the movie you used. So if its a big, popular movie, the chances of the map getting banned are very high. After all, one map got banned because the units formed the nazi symbol on the minimap. SERIOUSLY?? omg. I understand why blizzard wants to keep that symbol out of maps..but units on the minimap?? Jeez. Anyway, if your map is inspired by a movie, but its not a total copy and the movie is not popular, you might get away with it. I guess that means I can't make halo wars for sc2... darn
IMO: Calling a map starship troopers is probably fine. Importing a section of the movie into your map however wouldn't be.
I remember some L4D map floating around that had almost all the sounds from L4D imported directly into it. I haven't seen it recently so I assume it was removed.
I also remember seeing something about importing EvE Online models directly into your map. I am sure CCP wouldn't be happy with that as all the information is housed on blizzard servers.
Runling run got removed as well, since it had music that wasn't theirs on it.
this is a no-brainer, anything that will infringe copyright law will never be allowed by blizzard to be on their servers. be sure to use self-made or legal free stuffs only on your maps.