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That's meaningfully different. "Can't be copyrighted" doesn't mean "can't be sold", or "someone else owns the copyright". It just means someone can copy and res
by jamilton 3y ago
That's meaningfully different. "Can't be copyrighted" doesn't mean "can't be sold", or "someone else owns the copyright". It just means someone can copy and resell the generated portions without payment/licensing.
- __loam 3y agoThat sounds like a fucking nightmare if you're running a marketplace for what is essentially intellectual property.
- jamilton 3y agoI'm not sure. I'm not an expert, but it doesn't seem that different from including public domain text and art in your game. I assume that, if it is true that Valve isn't allowing games with generated images, it's because (they feel) the legal status could change, not because of the current status.
- __loam 3y agoYes that's exactly what I'm saying lol. There's also a quality argument. If Valve lets a bunch of slapdash AI hackjobs onto the store that were developed in a week by people who don't know anything about game development, and that makes it harder to discover well made games, that's a meaningful business risk for them. They're responsible for curating the steam store.