So basically, I've been working on a map for a while based off of the Warhammer 40k universe. It uses unit names and weapon types from the game, but only uses Starcraft II assets to portray them. I've been working on it for a while, but I had the recent worry that this might cause Copyright issue. I'm not really using anything from the 40k universe, other than their lore. I don't see how they could go "Hey you, you're doing stuff in a universe we made, you can't do that!" especially if it's non-profit like a SC2 map. However, I also know Games Workshop is slightly . . . zealous with their copyright protection. I was basically wondering if anyone though this might be a problem? I remember there being Warhammer maps on both Starcraft and Warcraft III, but I just don't want to put alot more effort into this map if it's just going to get taken off of Battlenet.
Afaik, there hasnt been any company complaining about any map. I dont know whether any map got removed yet due to copyright reasons, but Im pretty sure that in that case it was Blizzard doing it by itself. Just using names and lore shouldn't be a problem, taking assets on the other hand would possibly cause issues, but i think its unlikely. If you're on EU, there's the bonus of that server getting completely ignored by blizzard staff afaik.
Well, I haven't really specialized in it in the SC2 universe or such, but remembering Warcraft 3; there were plenty of Dragonball Z RPGs and LOTR-styled maps, and there were never copyright issues there afaik.
Well yeah, now that you mention it... the only thing I haven't seen on War3 was a holocaust map, but everything else ranging from gay heaven to outright porn was present, how minimal it might've been. I'm guessing War3 isn't a good basis to go by.
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So basically, I've been working on a map for a while based off of the Warhammer 40k universe. It uses unit names and weapon types from the game, but only uses Starcraft II assets to portray them. I've been working on it for a while, but I had the recent worry that this might cause Copyright issue. I'm not really using anything from the 40k universe, other than their lore. I don't see how they could go "Hey you, you're doing stuff in a universe we made, you can't do that!" especially if it's non-profit like a SC2 map. However, I also know Games Workshop is slightly . . . zealous with their copyright protection. I was basically wondering if anyone though this might be a problem? I remember there being Warhammer maps on both Starcraft and Warcraft III, but I just don't want to put alot more effort into this map if it's just going to get taken off of Battlenet.
Afaik, there hasnt been any company complaining about any map. I dont know whether any map got removed yet due to copyright reasons, but Im pretty sure that in that case it was Blizzard doing it by itself. Just using names and lore shouldn't be a problem, taking assets on the other hand would possibly cause issues, but i think its unlikely. If you're on EU, there's the bonus of that server getting completely ignored by blizzard staff afaik.
btw, as I remember, there is a "Starhammer" map by Fate present on EU server, which is warhammer 40k remake
Well, I haven't really specialized in it in the SC2 universe or such, but remembering Warcraft 3; there were plenty of Dragonball Z RPGs and LOTR-styled maps, and there were never copyright issues there afaik.
@Mozared: Go
Copyright issues?
In warcraft 3?
Laugh. No way to police shit like that
@illidans911: Go
Well yeah, now that you mention it... the only thing I haven't seen on War3 was a holocaust map, but everything else ranging from gay heaven to outright porn was present, how minimal it might've been. I'm guessing War3 isn't a good basis to go by.