Final Fantasy VII: The Web Series (Kickstarter) (opens in new tab)

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16 pointsyami12y ago13 comments

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A lot of "unofficial fan based" projects seem to be tolerated by the IP owners while there's no money involved, even if they get quite large.

These guys are asking for $400,000.

Anyone taking bets on how long until we see some sort of takedown notice?

zyb0912y ago

Isn't it very naive of them to think they can do this unlicensed? They are basically using SquareEnix's IP to raise money for their project - that is not going to work.

rquirk12y ago

Yep, Square has a history of protecting their trademarks too. They shut down "Crimson Echoes" which was a no-cash-involved fan game too based on Chrono Trigger.

thenomad12y ago

They don't address the licensing issue in their "risks" section (or anywhere else), either. That doesn't speak greatly for their chances.

As a fellow webseries guy, I wish them luck, but I fear they're going to need it, in heaps.

M4v3R12y ago

Pretty soon I guess. Square shut down many fan projects that didn't even use their assets (like Chrono Trigger resurrection) and weren't supposed to earn money. They basically send DMCAs just for using their trademark (i.e. game title).

pathy12y ago

That was my first thought as well. I could not see that it said anywhere that they had been Ok'd by Square Enix.

I can't imagine Square will be happy with that.

jwarren12y ago

That looks like a very poor, straight-up bad idea. The story was fun as a game, but I feel a lot of doubt that it would anything beyond laughable as a film.

I wish them luck if they really want to do it, but I certainly won't be backing it.

chewxy12y ago

So how soon till Square shuts this down with a C&D?

dromidas12y ago

At first I was like ehhh... but the video is quite good. I look forward to it.

scrrr12y ago

Yeah that was a nice game, but really. Take your money and put it into something useful. There's diseases to be cured, politicians to be lobbied, philosophical questions to be investigated, space to explore.. There's poverty and war.

We used to like games when we were kids, of course. But we are adults now. (I assume that most HN-readers are adults.) Shouldn't we care about different things?

DizzyDoo12y ago

I care about poverty and war and politics and curing cancer, of course, but that's not all I think about 100% of the time. I can only speak so definitely for myself, but I'd be willing to bet that you don't either. You could apply your logic to all sorts of things, and look down your nose at having a drink with friends, or walks along the beach, or painting, or playing the piano. Why play with your kids, there are diseases to be cured, come on! None of really live our lives like that.

Actually, my main problem with this particular Kickstarter is the blatant copyright infringement, which Kickstarter usually takes down.

mhurron12y ago

> We used to like games when we were kids, of course. But we are adults now. (I assume that most HN-readers are adults.) Shouldn't we care about different things?

I must have missed the memo, exactly what age was I supposed to stop liking things I used to like and give up all entertainment?

Not that this project has an ice cubes chance in hell, but that's beside the point.

jwarren12y ago

Oh for crying out loud. This is a childish argument. Does every human endeavour need a quantifiable amount of "goodness" attached to it?

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taspeotis12y ago

A lot of "unofficial fan based" projects seem to be tolerated by the IP owners while there's no money involved, even if they get quite large.

These guys are asking for $400,000.

Anyone taking bets on how long until we see some sort of takedown notice?

zyb0912y ago

Isn't it very naive of them to think they can do this unlicensed? They are basically using SquareEnix's IP to raise money for their project - that is not going to work.

rquirk12y ago

Yep, Square has a history of protecting their trademarks too. They shut down "Crimson Echoes" which was a no-cash-involved fan game too based on Chrono Trigger.

thenomad12y ago

They don't address the licensing issue in their "risks" section (or anywhere else), either. That doesn't speak greatly for their chances.

As a fellow webseries guy, I wish them luck, but I fear they're going to need it, in heaps.

M4v3R12y ago

pathy12y ago

That was my first thought as well. I could not see that it said anywhere that they had been Ok'd by Square Enix.

I can't imagine Square will be happy with that.

jwarren12y ago

That looks like a very poor, straight-up bad idea. The story was fun as a game, but I feel a lot of doubt that it would anything beyond laughable as a film.

I wish them luck if they really want to do it, but I certainly won't be backing it.

chewxy12y ago

So how soon till Square shuts this down with a C&D?

dromidas12y ago

At first I was like ehhh... but the video is quite good. I look forward to it.

scrrr12y ago

We used to like games when we were kids, of course. But we are adults now. (I assume that most HN-readers are adults.) Shouldn't we care about different things?

DizzyDoo12y ago

Actually, my main problem with this particular Kickstarter is the blatant copyright infringement, which Kickstarter usually takes down.

mhurron12y ago

> We used to like games when we were kids, of course. But we are adults now. (I assume that most HN-readers are adults.) Shouldn't we care about different things?

I must have missed the memo, exactly what age was I supposed to stop liking things I used to like and give up all entertainment?

Not that this project has an ice cubes chance in hell, but that's beside the point.

jwarren12y ago

Oh for crying out loud. This is a childish argument. Does every human endeavour need a quantifiable amount of "goodness" attached to it?

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