Nintendo argues mods don’t count as proper games as Pokémon v. Palworld lawsuit continues
Nintendo argues mods don’t count as proper games as Pokémon v. Palworld lawsuit continues
by faizyMD
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Illustrathor
Mods don’t count as proper games, they are just modifications of another game. Now there are a handful of mods that essentially create a new game or are the inspiration for a whole new game but 99.99X percent of mods are just that, mods.
Could we please stop this hysterical screeching and declare everything anything else just to “own Nintendo”.
DSMidna
Important context: This was in response to PocketPair claiming that Mods should have been the target of Nintendo’s patent claims as well.
People who hate on Nintendo will interpret this as Nintendo saying mods are lesser games while people who defend Nintendo will interpret this as Nintendo saying they don’t want to take down mods.
In reality, this is clearly lawyers looking for arguments to refute each other claims, nothing more. Do not read too deep into this.
Innuendo64_
Im either horribly misconstruing what I just read, or Pocketpair is trying to argue that Palworld is actually a ripoff of a Dark Souls 3 mod while ignoring that the mod itself is a Pokemon ripoff
padraigharrington4
Mom says it’s my turn to post this.
SilentEagle1221
Mods have always been separate from actual games. So I don’t know what angle Pocketpair is trying to achieve here.
Totheendofsin
So, someone correct me if I’m mistaken, but wouldn’t this legal precedent be *good* for modders?
If a trademark, copyright, or patent is in the video game space, and mods arent legally video games, wouldn’t that make it harder for any studio that wants to take them down to argue that theyre infringing on anything?
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Mods don’t count as proper games, they are just modifications of another game. Now there are a handful of mods that essentially create a new game or are the inspiration for a whole new game but 99.99X percent of mods are just that, mods.
Could we please stop this hysterical screeching and declare everything anything else just to “own Nintendo”.
Important context: This was in response to PocketPair claiming that Mods should have been the target of Nintendo’s patent claims as well.
People who hate on Nintendo will interpret this as Nintendo saying mods are lesser games while people who defend Nintendo will interpret this as Nintendo saying they don’t want to take down mods.
In reality, this is clearly lawyers looking for arguments to refute each other claims, nothing more. Do not read too deep into this.
Im either horribly misconstruing what I just read, or Pocketpair is trying to argue that Palworld is actually a ripoff of a Dark Souls 3 mod while ignoring that the mod itself is a Pokemon ripoff
Mom says it’s my turn to post this.
Mods have always been separate from actual games. So I don’t know what angle Pocketpair is trying to achieve here.
So, someone correct me if I’m mistaken, but wouldn’t this legal precedent be *good* for modders?
If a trademark, copyright, or patent is in the video game space, and mods arent legally video games, wouldn’t that make it harder for any studio that wants to take them down to argue that theyre infringing on anything?