I think games media is to blame for a lot of this. They have a pressure to publish multiple times per day and increase their community engagement. The best way to do that is to rile up communities as there will always be a vocal subset that lacks critical thinking and isn't open to discourse.
Much to gaming new's detriment though, they alienate a large number of the playerbase. Hence you see the rise of gaming personalities (on youtube, twitch) which are people who just enjoy what they enjoy, and you see increasing irrelevance of gaming news sites like Gamer Network and IGN. It's also why you see Publishers deliver news themselves rather than via a news site - the audience is relatively small in these echochamber communities.
If works made with stolen IP (i.e without permission) are deisgned to occupy the same space as the original work, then the original owner absolutely has a right to take it down. Fanfiction rarely occupies the same space as the original work.
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Re: The Fan-Made 2D Metroid Prime Game Has Been Forced To Shut Down
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I think games media is to blame for a lot of this. They have a pressure to publish multiple times per day and increase their community engagement. The best way to do that is to rile up communities as there will always be a vocal subset that lacks critical thinking and isn't open to discourse.
Much to gaming new's detriment though, they alienate a large number of the playerbase. Hence you see the rise of gaming personalities (on youtube, twitch) which are people who just enjoy what they enjoy, and you see increasing irrelevance of gaming news sites like Gamer Network and IGN. It's also why you see Publishers deliver news themselves rather than via a news site - the audience is relatively small in these echochamber communities.
Re: Talking Point: As The Fan-Made 2D Metroid Prime Game Is Shut Down, Where Do You Stand On Nintendo's Takedowns?
If works made with stolen IP (i.e without permission) are deisgned to occupy the same space as the original work, then the original owner absolutely has a right to take it down. Fanfiction rarely occupies the same space as the original work.