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There are a few people who are coding their own servers now, myslf included, and I'm just wondering what we have to do for this to become legal. Is it just a simple matter of changing ll images, names and erasing any likeness to Habbo, or would it be anything more/less than that?
Regardless if you change the images within the website and the Habbo client itself you're still using their copyrighted software (.swf files) so it's still illegal.
Ah, but what if I developed a server that did not use the SWF files? I'm developing in HTML5 and I cant use .swf's. Also, what other software/files are copied from Habbo?
It's illegal, but if you host a V9 you can have a chance to become 'legal' if you got permission from Sulake. A friend almost get his permission, Jet already gave him and now he contacted Olga so if he agrees his server is 'legal' and he'll be able to keep it online without any problems (only point is no advertising on Habbo and not using the name Habbo)
So it's not a simple case of changing the images/other aspects unique to Habbo?
Images are also copyrighted. And probably their js and css scripts as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by marlon667
Yeah the images are, it's just that I can't see anything else we would have to change completely (apart from maybe the games and names/whole idea of Furni).Quote:
Originally Posted by Quackster
Make your own game up, call it Babbo, then be a cunt and design extremely simmilar pictures to Habbo.
This. Is a good idea :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Livar
My guess is that they would still have a case based on the name (Babbo - it could be potentially misleading) and the 'visually similar' images. Perhaps even the concept!Quote:
Originally Posted by Livar
#yolo, trolololol. It's not Habbo so they can fuck off basically.Quote:
Originally Posted by n0minal
Define "visually similar". Sulake can't copyright a whole art form, that is Pixel Art.Quote:
Originally Posted by n0minal
I would have thought buying and placing objects in rooms was a very common "concept" :P
It is common, but i think to make it all legal, you should make your own game SIMILAR to Habbo, Not exact. So to say, you code all your stuff yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by marlon667
My thoughs/plan exactly. So as long as I make my own images, don't rip off anything of Habbo and slightly change the concept of the game, Sulake can't touch me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spheral
Mc Hammar. Can't touch this.Quote:
Originally Posted by marlon667
And basically, yeah. But don't use their files at all, (swf, images, js and css, etc)
You got to make your own codes etc.