Not illegal. Infringement. As in you do your damndest to clear every right and follow every legal precedent in making your neat little 8 bit music tribute (that

Not illegal. Infringement. As in you do your damndest to clear every right and follow every legal precedent in making your neat little 8 bit music tribute (that you had no intent to even profit from) and some rich asshole can call it infringement anyway and steal just about everything you've got because you can't afford a "defense". The system has (d)evolved to exclude you from participating in it completely unless you're already a wealthy player. And yeah, my hat is damn comfy. Its top of the line.