[company that detains Medal of Honor rights] sues fan made project and asks to remove it from existence.
Fan made project: “thanks everyone for the support but we need to stop here bye, it was some very good years working on something that nobody will never even see anymore”
Fortunately this person waited until it was playable to reveal it, so you can download it now before it gets zapped. Many projects show off footage early to build buzz and get killed before dropping a download.
If they didn’t use the trademarked name, they’d probably avoid it all. Surely, there is a way to do this without forcing the trademark owner to issue cease and desists?
I mean… If it was online at some point, it’s probably still out there for anyone that goes looking.
For example, Bloodborne PSX is still available at the Internet Archive; and Bloodborne Kart became Legally Distinct Nightmare Kart and is available on Steam.
I’ve seen this story a few dozens of times.
A few weeks later:
Fortunately this person waited until it was playable to reveal it, so you can download it now before it gets zapped. Many projects show off footage early to build buzz and get killed before dropping a download.
If they didn’t use the trademarked name, they’d probably avoid it all. Surely, there is a way to do this without forcing the trademark owner to issue cease and desists?
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Allies that Attack
I mean… If it was online at some point, it’s probably still out there for anyone that goes looking.
For example, Bloodborne PSX is still available at the Internet Archive; and Bloodborne Kart became Legally Distinct Nightmare Kart and is available on Steam.
The amount of times this has happend with Nintendo leaves me mystified on why modders and devs don’t bother to use anonymizing tools like Tor.
Or in cases like this, use a different name and just say it’s an homage or something.