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> Are they actually trying to revoke the previous version? I do not know, which is why I ask; honest question. Apparently they are. There is some uncertainty a
by WastingMyTime89 4y ago
> Are they actually trying to revoke the previous version? I do not know, which is why I ask; honest question.
Apparently they are. There is some uncertainty about their right to do so. The few lawyers opinions I have read tend to say they probably don’t but it’s not entirely clear cut. Someone would have to go to court for it to be ascertained but I doubt anyone wants to fight Hasbro for some old content generating no revenue.
- btown 4y agoNot to mention that it is incredibly expensive in the U.S. to get a court case to a point where it creates binding precedent - and arguably there is no such thing in the modern political environment. So even if every single case is won or settled largely in favor of independent content creators, there will still be a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect on the entire scene, especially on creators whose works would require essentially-from-scratch rewrites to use a different system.