Games Workshop Forbids Warhammer Fan Films 251
EikeHein writes "Made by dozens of fans over a period of several years and featuring impressive special effects, the feature-length Warhammer 40.000 epic DAMNATUS ranks among the most elaborate fan productions ever made — and yet may never see the light of day. Despite initially giving a go-ahead to the project, UK-based Warhammer franchise owner Games Workshop has come around to forbid distribution of the film just as it was being readied for release. What's more, they've amended their IP Policy to forbid any such projects in the future. At the heart of the matter appears to be Continental European copyright law, which grants the German film makers certain irrevocable rights to their creation which they cannot sign away. Given that the owners of the other two SF mega-franchises, Star Trek and Star Wars, have been able to come to terms with such issues and arguably benefit greatly from the media attention paid to popular fan productions, it would seem that Games Workshop still has to learn a thing or two about how to capture fan enthusiasm for their benefit."
A "fuck you" from GW... (Score:5, Funny)
More news at 11.
Simple Solution (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Preposterous (Score:5, Funny)
Well, duh (Score:5, Funny)
2. ?
3. Profit!
Re:Call it a parody instead (Score:5, Funny)
Hmmm. What if we call it a banana?
Re:Simple Solution (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ahem. (Score:4, Funny)
(think I'll post this anon... the modders are more likely to mark it flamebait than my intended funny.
Re:For those who don't know... (Score:3, Funny)
'Cos that would be pretty nice of you.
Re:Call it a parody instead (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Ahem. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Preposterous (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Preposterous (Score:3, Funny)
Then there was the stupid colleges of magic thing that seemed like a cross between Terry Pratchett and scissors-paper-stone.