Using copyrighted material?

[DeyJay5]

For a game I have an idea for I want to use the Microsoft computer icons (such as the start button, the folders, the wallpapers etc) but I don't know if I'm allowed to use them. Is it okay to use them in a game that is not commercial.

 

[DeyJay5]

I am thinking of making a game that uses the windows computer graphics (eg. the start button, folder icons, wallpapers etc.) i'm just wondering if it's okay to use it in a free game?

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

Ask microsoft maybe...

 

[_Shadow_]

Maybe this can help you!     

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/36774-using-copyrighted-material/?p=365146

 

[Matchitza]

Excuse me, but please do not post a thread 2 times. It may disturb the forum members.. Please wait for 2 days and bump this thread, thank you.. P.s im reminding maybe a mod will warn you later..

Ask microsoft maybe...

umm.. I don't think microsoft allows him.. Because microsoft is scared that DeyJay might claim microsoft's icon as his own..

 

[Matchitza]

You posted it twice, let me it straight. I think they might not allow using their icons.. It MIGHT be a subject to copyrigt doing that..

 

[DeyJay5]

Excuse me, but please do not post a thread 2 times. It may disturb the forum members.. Please wait for 2 days and bump this thread, thank you.. P.s im reminding maybe a mod will warn you later..

oh soz i posted it but i couldnt see it on the forums so i assumed it didn't work properly

 

[DeyJay5]

Maybe this can help you!     

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/36774-using-copyrighted-material/?p=365146

thats meeeeaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

jokes jokeeeeeessss

when i didnt see my post in the forums i assumed it didnt post properly soooo hence posting it again

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

@XDCorez - you double posted... 

umm.. I don't think microsoft allows him.. Because microsoft is scared that DeyJay might claim microsoft's icon as his own..

 
Then so be it, at least he tried to ask.


It's microsoft's resources so an official answer can only come from microsoft. Remember that the question was whether or not it's okay to use those materials. And them being properties (I think) of Microsoft, means an official answer is something that only Microsoft could provide.

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

If you think it didn't post, what you should do is ask a moderator or a staff. Also, take note that some sub forums need approval. Also, you can view your already posted threads via clicking your username on the navigation bar above the forums then selecting "my content"

 

[Andar]

XDCorez, please do not minimod other users, it's the real moderator's task to check the rules. And that goes especially if you break the rules yourself by doubleposting - Do NOT post again if your own post was the last post of a topic, but edit your last post instead. Or use Multiquote to answer to several others in a single post.


DeyJay5, as said please do not post the same question multiple times. If you accidentally posted in the wrong area, report your own post asking to move it.

 

[_Shadow_]

thats meeeeaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

jokes jokeeeeeessss

when i didnt see my post in the forums i assumed it didnt post properly soooo hence posting it again

I am glad you got it was just a joke and I had good intentions. 

Yeah lag happens sometimes! 

 

[Levi Kornelsen]

Anything anyone creates is by default copyright; a company hiring to have art made typically buys all rights to the work (Microsoft certainly would).

So, only they can give permission to use, and you can't legally use it unless you have that permission from them.  If they have given open permission to use their icons, that'll be posted somewhere official, though I have no clue where they'd do that.

Two cases where that's not true in the US, and you can go ahead anyway:

1. If your game is specifically a parody of Microsoft, or a parody of something broader that includes them (like the computer industry).

2. if nobody makes any money and Microsoft loses nothing.  Which is tricky; if they can claim your use might even potentially be part of making their icon set "generic" instead of "their product identity", they can say they're losing something.

Ultimately, though, if they notice the use in an official way (as in, see it and think it's worth bothering over), you'll likely get a Cease & Desist order.  This is unlikely, but you Do Not Want to play lawyer games with a company like that, so prolly not worth the risk.

 

[Shaz]

Merging AND moving to the correct forum. Please spend some time looking through the forums so you can become familiar with where things go. Also the forum rules, which can be accessed from the bottom right corner of any forum page.


If you make a post and can't find it, go to your profile and click the Find Content button. Anything you've posted can be found there, unless it's waiting for moderator approval. In that case, there would be a pinned post with a title like Rules and Guidelines at the top of the forum explaining that posts in that area require moderator approval.


Mods, please note there may be double posting here because I've merged two threads that were active at the same time.


In answer to your question, no, you cannot use images that are copyright. That would be no different to ripping materials from other games.

 

[DeyJay5]

Okay

thanks for all the answers everyone. I've decided not to use Microsoft's icons but just find free ones online that will serve the same purpose. Thanks for all the answers.

 

[kitsune121x]

For a game I have an idea for I want to use the Microsoft computer icons (such as the start button, the folders, the wallpapers etc) but I don't know if I'm allowed to use them. Is it okay to use them in a game that is not commercial.

there's a lot of stuff I would like to use but I can't ask right here like I would like to use  touhou material

if you use any material that's copyrighted keep it to yourself other words don't try to make any money off of it or promote the hell out of it

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

Or for best results, no possibility of conjunctions or anything against you, just don't use copyrighted materials...