![]() ![]() ![]() It isn't made of sprite edits, it's their own work made from scratch, with its own visual identity. So you can use your sprites, you just can't use them for anything named like or from "Final Fantasy", it has to be with different names and different context (for example your own world)Įveryone can see the references there, but it's impossible to argue that it's not their art. Yes, that means that all fangames are automatically illegal - the fact that some companies tolerate them does not make them legal, and in some countries the law requires the copyright owner to sue all fanproduct or risc loosing the copyright. Which means as soon as you connect your work to the trademark by saying "this is a Final-Fantasy-Sprite" instead of "my sprites are inspired by other games but my own", then your work becomes illegal. Trademarks are registered names and logos, and they can't be used in any form without licence of the owner of that trademark. That includes you making your own sprites that "accidentally" look similiar to the Final Fantasy ones - you can use them whereever you want as long as you don't violate trademarks. The problem is the difference between copyright and trademark.Ĭopyright is content that belongs to the creator and your work can be used wherever you want. ![]()
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