Dirty bomb brand copyright

(chicHouse) #1

Under what condition one may use branded stuff ? (for gaming clan needs)

(Jan S.) #2

@MissMurder

(Faraleth) #3

MissMurder is out-of-office at the moment I think (due to her sister having a baby yesterday) so it’s doubtful she will be able to respond today. :s

I am fairly certain I’ve seen this answered somewhere before though x-x Are you asking about using branded stuff for a gaming clan as in sponsorship? I’m sure the terms of service will detail this somewhere, but if you are able to comment more on the context of the “branded stuff”, I might be able to help ^.^

(chicHouse) #4

i want to prepare giveaways for our clan and public for example mousepads and all that small things players use every day with dirty bomb content on it.

(Jan S.) #5

I believe you can use DB logo for a non profit - that means you cannot sell stuff with DB branding on it.
But I think it would be the best to wait for missmurders/nexons reply.
edit: seems like thats exactly what you want to do. Well, contacting nexon is your best bet.

(chicHouse) #6

thanks for replies! I will contact them.

(Amerika) #7

Since MM is out of the office you could hit up OneLetter on Twitter. https://twitter.com/OneLetter

(Nail) #8

I’d suggest asking Splash Damage, it’s actually their IP

(Faraleth) #9

OK, so as with any regular IP, copyright states that if you were to use the logo on any personalised merchandise (such as the mouse-pads you suggested, like the ones from http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/mouse-mats.aspx ) you would require permission from the copyright holder - in this case, Nexon or Splash Damage - due to the fact that you aren’t technically allowed to produce custom content like that without consent.

I would say, if you were making one solely for yourself, there is very little they would do to stop you and it’s doubtful they would even find out anyway - but, if you are creating products to be given away like that, that’s a little different.

My best suggestion would be to message @MissMurder directly through http://forums.dirtybomb.nexon.net/messages/add and await a reply. Bare in mind, you may not get a reply until Monday or Tuesday next week at the earliest, but you will get a definitive answer that way. :slight_smile: I would also suggest including some examples of what you wish to produce (such as the mouse-pads you said here), because these specifics will need to be covered when asking for permission - due to legal reasons.

Hope this helps a little bit! :smiley:

(Jan S.) #10

Yeah, but the copyright stuff (from my experience) usually does the publisher, Nexon in this case.
I could be wrong through.

(Faraleth) #11

JohnS is correct. While Splash Damage own the IP, due to Nexon being the publisher, I am fairly certain it will be them who deals with the legal technicalities of the IP.