Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection used modder's work without credit
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoIt’s their character, but it’s your work.
They cant just steal your work for their own monetary gain, just the same as you cant steal their character for your own monetary gain.
Both sides have contributed something here, but one side is profiting off the other through theft.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 9 months ago
But the rub is, under fair use you can’t profit from it thought, so as soon as you accept payment, now they can sue you.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
If the rights holders pay you for your work, I don’t think they can turn around and sue you for making a profit off of it.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 9 months ago
But how can they make a contract? Signing it would violate free use as well.
Corps are abusing a conflict within the laws, it’s not even a loophole, it’s just the unfortunate way the laws that protect each person/industry don’t agree.
FireTower@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Contracting someone to use an artwork they made of your character would implicitly grant a license for them to make commercial profit off of that transaction.
catloaf@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Profit is not explicitly one of the four factors of fair use.