Ok, fair enough. I didn't know copyrights were that strict.Headdrivehardscrew said:copyright law, as brought to us by US-American law leaves hardly any leeway for being amicable and nice.
As it currently stands, if you fail to defend/protect your IP, you will lose your rights to said IP. And I seriously doubt Nintendo would ever consider letting the Metroid brand fall into the portfolio of some seedy and ruthless patent squatter.
But they could at least recognize the work that was done. Like, "Hey, we noticed you made this great game using our IP, and we appreciate the sentiment, however, copyright laws do not allow such leeway, and thus, we must ask you to cease all actions involving this fan project".
Especially for ignorant folk like me who do not know how copyright laws work