ingeniousclown Gaming's video: Fan Games can RUIN YOUR LIFE ft Leonard French

Everywhere on the internet when there's talk about fan games being taken down, you always see that one guy saying how the company MUST take it down or they WILL lose their intellectual property. Especially since my Sintendo video. But is that true? Are fan games illegal or are these companies just being mean? 0:00 - Intro 5:39 - Copyright 18:58 - Trademark 32:40 - Another Way 39:31 - Conclusion HUGE thanks to Leonard French for all of his help! Go check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Lawfulmassesunite Also thanks to my voice-over lackeys, go check them out too: DPadGamer ► https://www.youtube.com/c/DPadGamer Taking20 ► https://www.youtube.com/c/Taking20 KBash ► https://www.youtube.com/c/KBash Join the community on Discord! ► https://discord.gg/NcthbGQ Support me on Patreon! ► https://www.patreon.com/ingeniousclown --- Relevant articles and links: VideoGameAttorney AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/6aeso9/nope_fan_games_can_still_ruin_your_life_please/ Starbucks loses "Charbuck" appeal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-charbucks-lawsuit/starbucks-loses-charbucks-appeal-idUSBRE9AE0Z120131115 Trademark Fair Use https://www.inta.org/fact-sheets/fair-use-of-trademarks-intended-for-a-non-legal-audience/ Resident Evil 2 Fan-remake Devs Respected by Capcom https://www.ign.com/articles/surviving-capcom-how-a-fan-made-resident-evil-2-remake-led-to-horror-game-daymare-1998 Ooblets EULA https://ooblets.com/end-user-license-agreement/ Techdirt Article about "Beneficial" Infringement https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140519/18102427287/supreme-court-makes-copyrights-statute-limitations-rolling-issue-finally-realizes-that-not-all-infringement-is-harmful.shtml Auto Shack vs Radio Shack anecdote https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3rxobu/til_radio_shack_sued_auto_shack_forcing_them_to/cwsdq3m Nintendo Content Policy https://www.nintendo.co.jp/networkservice_guideline/en/index.html Pokemon Fan Content Policy https://www.pokemon.com/us/legal/ ION MAIDEN vs IRON MAIDEN https://newtech.law/en/the-name-of-the-game-video-game-titles-and-trademark-protection/ Valve's Source Mod FAQ https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/uploading/distributing_source_engine --- All music in this video is sourced from www.OCRemix.org Pieces used are listed in order: Intro: "Depths of Maridia" [Super Metroid] - by CrimzonWolf777 Copyright: "Temple Spirits" [The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons] - by RebeccaETripp "Small Steps (Just Breathe)" [Celeste] - by Emunator "Force of Nature" [Golden Sun] - by Mental "Wiped Out" [Donkey Kong Country] - by Sir_NutS Trademark: "Cradle of the Chozo" [Metroid Prime] - by prophetik music "Giant Alien Spiders" [FTL] - by 744 "Reminiscing by the River" [Octopath Traveler] - by Gamer of the Winds "Slowpoke Paradise" [Pokemon Gold Version] - by Reuben Spiers, Chromatic Apparatus, Gamer of the Winds Another Way: "Treading the Maze of Trials" [The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword] - by RebeccaETripp, Gamer of the Winds "At the End of the Road" [Golden Sun: The Lost Age] - by Bluelighter Conclusion: "The Shimmering Ether of Satorl" [Xenoblade Chronicles] - by Kade Kalka "Zacatecas" [Super Mario Galaxy] - by JohnStacy, Alex Hill, Andrew Filipski, DS, Gamer of the Winds, Lea Baumert, slamb0b --- SUBSCRIBE! ► http://bit.ly/29Kriag Check out my second channel! ► http://bit.ly/clown-commentary Follow me on Twitter! ► https://twitter.com/ingeniousclown Follow me on Twitch! ► http://www.twitch.tv/ingeniousclown