ShardWarrior

Absolutely correct and the very heart of the problem. This is why I had said copyright was never intended to exist in perpetuity any why everyone should be aware of what is going on with the legislation @MunkiLord mentioned.

GMs are not going to ban you for accidentally messing up getting a badge.

So Trolls in the game are Hulk rip offs now based on your criteria?

Why not? They are not the Hulk.

That is not what you had said though. You said;

I think we need to be cautious with making statements like this. I have seen large, green skinned characters with Super Strength designed to be more similar to Trolls or Orcs with names like "Hulking Behemoth".

Watched the entire run of SGU again on Amazon. I soooooo wish Amazon or Netflix would pick this show back up! Yes, I know it has been like 10 years or whatever, but I really want to see where it ended up! Yes, I know there is a comic out there that tried to do it.

I absolutely loved Starblazers as a kid. I would literally run home from school to watch it along with G-Force (Gatchaman) and Voltron. The Yamato franchise would make for an epic MMO!

This is an important thing to remember, in addition to here in the USA where copyright is not necessarily intended to be held in perpetuity.

I second this!

Too vague an example I believe, but I get the gist of what you are after. 😉

Project Insight - Henry Jackman Love this one! I want to convert it to an .ogg to use as my base music 😁

The Forge/Thor's Arrival - Alan Silvestri

The Planet Krypton - John Williams

Descent into Mystery - Danny Elfman

Well no, it just means they met their donation goal. I would be far, far more concerned about profit issues from the legal owner of the IP than I would from Disney.

Ok however if clearly defined rules specify that, then what is the problem?

They met their donation goal.

Would that not be how clear cut rules would work?

99% is not a 1:1 match, is it? 😉

Yes, they are as they should be in protecting their property. However, it is important to understand Disney does not go after everyone. They target those who are trying to make a profit without a license/permission or are using their property in a way that went against Walt Disney's express wishes. Trust me, I understand it is a risk that Disney might issue a C&D. However, I think the likelihood of this happening are not even slim to none and chances are greater the C&D will come from NCSoft before anyone like Disney. Trying to infer that a Disney suit is somehow imminent because someone made a Hulk character is fear mongering. Again, I have no issue with the rules that Homecoming has set forth. I will be even more clear that if someone is naming their character Superman or Batman or Captain America, then yes they should get it changed.

The lawsuit keeps getting brought up in threads like this and it is important to remember the context of the situation. Marvel was in far, far, far worse financial shape back then and were looking at squeezing money from anyone they could. The game was also for-profit back then. That is not the case now.

Creativity is subjective to the person. More often than not, you cannot create a 1:1 replica as most have unique costume pieces or logos that do not exist in the game. You can create somewhat similar, not a 100% match.

To my knowledge, Homecoming is not paying for any licensing. To suggest others do this is silly.

Folks, like it or not this is a decision that rests solely on the shoulders of the Homecoming team. They set the rules - regardless of whether we agree or disagree with them - and we have to abide by them. With that said, people really need to stop trying to tell others what is or is not "creative" enough.