question about copyrights and money

[psi43]

I've been wondering about something in the past few days (minutes actually).

You are allowed to use copyrighted characters in your flashes or art or whatever as long as you don't make money with it, right. And it is also allowed to make sprite flashes as long as money isn't involved.

Well Alvin Earthworm for example did win $250 for some of his mario ball z episodes, so wouldn't that pretty much break the copyright?

He earned money with sprites drawn and animated by other people, wouldn't nintendo and sega get a fair split of the money (if they were interested I mean. I don't think that they really wanted that $50).

just wondering
and here's a super funny gif

[Cornmander]

Probably, but it'd be pretty petty.

[funzop]

lets all post super funny gifs

[lenko]

did the original animating staff of space ghost get money?

did the original film studio who made the 'actual' film that Kung Pow is based on get money?

[Gmagnum]

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[rtil]

because it's non-taxable money that newgrounds is essentially giving away instead of a salary, i think it's fair use. now sponsorship, ad revenue and dvd sales are a whole other ball game. buuuuuuut video game companies would be stupid to pursue it because it's not  taking away from their buying audience. in other words, shitty video game tributes on newgrounds don't steal sales from the actual games

[Flash]

they've started treating copyrights like they treat shitty creative commons licenses oh no

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

[ansel]

essentially either nintendo lets faggots make money from shitty sprite movies, or they do not. The total revenue for them from these movies remains the same: zero dollars. They don't give a shit and at this point neither do i

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[DrRumack]

thats a super cute gif





idiot

[Blordow]

i dont think nintendo and all the others could really give a fuck to be honest

[Daveb0t]

[Kött]

Well, maybe not Alvin Erthworm... but definitely Randy Solem with his vgdc shitsite that gives you malware... I'm pretty sure that this guy's site is a solid source of income...
Still, I think no one from Nintendo would ever give two fucks because the stuff he produces makes even more people to custumers of them... which actually is sad...

Oh, ye... almost forgot it: <image remvoed>

[psi43]

this topic wasn't about "does nintendo and sega give a shit" it was "is it legal". I know that they don't give a shit and I even said it myself, no need to keep repeating that.

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