LaczkoUr Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Hello guys. Can I use Disney, or Hasbro IPs in my games, do I need to license them in any way? I'm about to start developing html5 games as a second job. I would like to make some dressing games for girls. While I was browsing some portals I can't help but notice the amount of games including Disney princesses, or My Little Pony characters. Do they all contacted the IP owners? Are they all made by the IP owners themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_h Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 You definitely can't use other peoples IP in your games without their permission. If they find out they will either just demand you take it down, or worse demand some share of any profits if they think the game has been successful, or could even sue you in extreme cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstyles Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Disney do make a lot of games, if its official it's have a whacking great Disney logo in front. Give us some examples. Many times things just look exactly like Disney (or other) characters, in the toy world this is even worse. I've no idea where the line is but you're ethically on very dodgy ground if you've created a Snow Flight character that looks almost identical to Snow White with the sole purpose of attempting to either deceive or harvest the goodwill or fame of the copied character/thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaczkoUr Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks for the replies! some examples I found: http://www.girlgames.com/games/frozen/ http://www.starsue.net/tag/My+Little+Pony.html It was naive to think they are okey with using their IP, without permission. Copying characters and dodging the IP is something I don't want to take part in either. I searched a little and found contacts for both Disney (http://www.disneystudiolicensing.com/), and Hasbro (http://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/contact). I will try to contact them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaczkoUr Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 At http://disneypermissions.force.com/WelcomeIntakePage We appreciate your desire to use Disney's characters and other intellectual property in connection with your mobile application.However,Disney is actively developing a variety of mobile applications based on its intellectual property and also has a strategic licensing program in place with select mobile distribution partners. As such, at this time, we are not seeking unsolicited requests for licenses of Disney intellectual property from app developers I am also discouraged to write to Hasbro. I stay with original characters for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prvi_treti Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Even if they were considering licensing their IP, cost wouldn't be indie friendly at all. Having original characters is sole path anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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