@jsty3105 thanks, so that makes this news story not that big a deal then. I've done some Nintendo covers and even though they don't publish their music in the US, I've still been able to apply for cover licensing through Soundrop, and in the grand scheme of things, the licensing cost is pretty insignificant.
so we know that Nintendo likes to be aggressively protective of their IP and they have every legal right to do this
But in this specific example, I'm wondering if the reason Nintendo went after him is because he was making accurate recreations of the original song? Is it because his final product is not transformative enough that it triggered the takedown? Or should we start expecting Nintendo to go after every cover artist now?
It's like the difference between me doing a Zelda fan art vs trying to paint an accurate replica of Nintendo's official concept art. Both are technically the same kind of fan creations, but the latter is not unique enough.
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@jsty3105 thanks, so that makes this news story not that big a deal then. I've done some Nintendo covers and even though they don't publish their music in the US, I've still been able to apply for cover licensing through Soundrop, and in the grand scheme of things, the licensing cost is pretty insignificant.
Re: YouTuber Ends Metroid Prime Music Covers After Nintendo's Lawyers Call
so we know that Nintendo likes to be aggressively protective of their IP and they have every legal right to do this
But in this specific example, I'm wondering if the reason Nintendo went after him is because he was making accurate recreations of the original song? Is it because his final product is not transformative enough that it triggered the takedown? Or should we start expecting Nintendo to go after every cover artist now?
It's like the difference between me doing a Zelda fan art vs trying to paint an accurate replica of Nintendo's official concept art. Both are technically the same kind of fan creations, but the latter is not unique enough.