However, if you live in some country that does not sign on to various international treaties like the Berne Convention, then it is theoretically possible that you might be okay to do things with Mario that would make Princess Peach blush, and would make Nintendo furious. Nintendo wants to control their ideas and characters and titles as much as the law will allow them to do so.

Still illegal?Ĭlick to expand.It means that intellectual property law is very complex. So would making a free Pokemon 3D MMO be illegal? We will credit Nintendo for their copyrights. The part about them saying themselves that it may be legal in some cases made me think that as long as we credit them and don't sell or charge any money it may be legal. Thus, we encourage you to seek your own legal counsel if you have any questions about whether your particular proposed use is permitted without Nintendo's authorization. Therefore, our general policy is to decline requests for permission for the use of Nintendo properties.Īlthough we are not able to grant permission, use of Nintendo's properties without formal permission by Nintendo may still be allowed under the relevant laws of the particular jurisdiction involved. We receive thousands of requests and we do not have adequate staffing to review them all.

While we are grateful for all the requests for permission to use Nintendo properties, we are not able to grant such requests.

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