Hello!
I’ve been thinking of making a Sonic game inspired in Wing Fortress Zone of Sonic 2 Classic. The problem is, that I’ve heard that Sonic is copyrighted and that Sega would sue anyone that uses him, but then I discovered about this game that uses Sonic and all the classic characters and recreates Classic Sonic to the point it’s VERY ACCURATE.
So I’m not sure if this game’s creator is doing illegal stuff or there’s Sonic usage rules so Sega doesn’t crush me with the copyright hammer.
Any help is appreciated :b
Hmm my guess is that sega probably hasnt noticed this game at all, and thats why its still up, that or they found a loophole but from the look of it I couldnt tell you.
Honestly its best to just not try and use copyrighted items, as it could get you into trouble
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The thing is, that there’s a lot more games of Sonic that are still up. So Sega hasn’t really noticed all of those games at all?
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Well if they havent really hit main stream they probably wouldn’t notice, not to mention I doubt they just scroll down the list of roblox games so yeah
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I will wait for more info and I will try to look this up. If there’s nothing else I’ll mark you as the solution.
it depends on how much the company is willing to go after copyright violations; for example nintendo will go after a claim on your first born if you name them “mario” but when it comes to the sonic franchise they tend to be more lenient
this isn’t a reason to go out and see what you can get away with with copyright though, obviously you should avoid violations at all cost
Sega is a lot more loose with their copyright on Sonic, compared to Nintendo. Sega would likely only come after you if you’re making money using the Sonic IP.
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I’ve been doing research and it looks like you can use Sonic for websites as long as it’s not in a commercial use. Could this possibly apply to Roblox?