ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhat is the legality of publishing lists of names of quests, characters etc. taken from video games on the web?message-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the legality of publishing lists of names of quests, characters etc. taken from video games on the web?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarem_fAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoWhat jurisdiction? In the US, factual information that you simply compile likely isn’t copyrightable, there’s been some court cases about e.g. telephone books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc._v._Rural_Telephone_Service_Co. Won’t stop big companies from harassing you if they feel like it, though. Nintendo is petty enough that they might
What jurisdiction? In the US, factual information that you simply compile likely isn’t copyrightable, there’s been some court cases about e.g. telephone books:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_Publications,_Inc._v._Rural_Telephone_Service_Co.
Won’t stop big companies from harassing you if they feel like it, though. Nintendo is petty enough that they might