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This fan-made HD PC port of Zelda: Link's Awakening is so cool I can't believe Nintendo hasn't taken it down yet (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Goronmon@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] insomniac_lemon@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Including a trademarked term right in the title is the thing that gets most fan projects. It's a multiplier for takedowns, it can't get any easier for companies than running a simple script that just searches Itch/Gamejolt/Github for terms and then doing a mass takedown of the results. And that will even catch things with 3 downloads.

Sure user-added* or redone assets could help, but just distancing the name would help a lot more. Having 100% new assets won't stop a takedown if you use trademarked terms (see DMCA's Sky), and the DMCA system doesn't really discourage overstepping unless somebody has the willingness/money/time to take it to court.

*=image detection could be a thing as well though, so be careful with screenshots especially with a logo

[-] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Of course, I hope my comment didn't imply otherwise. Unfortunately even a different title and completely original assets (AM2R?) won't help much with some companies.

Good enough project will catch their eye sooner or later anyway.