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" Morkonan wrote: It appears the image was lifted from the Fallout Wiki, recolored, given additional images in the background, and then slapped on the PoE wiki... This is "A Bad Thing To Do ™." As far as I know, the image is not an in-game asset from either IP. That it is a render of a 3D asset isn't at issue at the moment. The provenance comes from the Fallout Wiki, first, and it doesn't reach into the "sold" in-game assets within PoE. ie: It's a wiki to wiki copy/paste job with someone learning Paintshop... Nope, that is the same image that appears in the skill tree in PoE. However, if it is not an in-game asset of FO3, the model itself might be under a restrictive license - should be OK then. Bird lover of Wraeclast Las estrellas te iluminan - Hoy te sirven de guía Te sientes tan fuerte que piensas - que nadie te puede tocar Last edited by Mikrotherion#4706 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:07:37 AM	Posted by Mikrotherion#4706 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:05:18 AM Quote this Post
" Mikrotherion wrote: ... Nope, that is the same image that appears in the skill tree in PoE. So, just to be clear - You're saying that image we're discussing is "in-game" in Path of Exile? In electronic format/display? Can you actually tell what the image is? Is it comprehensible and could you recognized it? (ie: It's not shrunk down to a tiny little thumbnail blur of green/black, right?) If so... lolz. Some "artist" who could have gone out and found any number of completely copyright free open-source images for a "zombie" or rendered one of their own in ten minutes just pried open GGG's game and shoved in the foundation for a legal case complete with damages. NOT that I think Blizzard would pursue this with enthusiasm, though. I think a phone/skype call and some fingerwagging would get the point across... But, if this is endemic and Blizzard and others just decide to image-search POE assets? And if they find a bunch of infringements? Those game optimizations and fixes are going to be a bit delayed.	Posted by Morkonan#5844 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:12:02 AM Quote this Post
" Morkonan wrote: " Mikrotherion wrote: ... Nope, that is the same image that appears in the skill tree in PoE. So, just to be clear - You're saying that image we're discussing is "in-game" in Path of Exile? In electronic format/display? Can you actually tell what the image is? Is it comprehensible and could you recognized it? (ie: It's not shrunk down to a tiny little thumbnail blur of green/black, right?) If so... lolz. Some "artist" who could have gone out and found any number of completely copyright free open-source images for a "zombie" or rendered one of their own in ten minutes just pried open GGG's game and shoved in the foundation for a legal case complete with damages. NOT that I think Blizzard would pursue this with enthusiasm, though. I think a phone/skype call and some fingerwagging would get the point across... But, if this is endemic and Blizzard and others just decide to image-search POE assets? And if they find a bunch of infringements? Those game optimizations and fixes are going to be a bit delayed. Just go into the game, open the skill tree, search for "Righteous Army" and zoom all the way in. Whether it constitutes an infringement remains to be seen. Bird lover of Wraeclast Las estrellas te iluminan - Hoy te sirven de guía Te sientes tan fuerte que piensas - que nadie te puede tocar	Posted by Mikrotherion#4706 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:22:40 AM Quote this Post
Minor stuff like this is usually made out of love. They are easter eggs or homages to people/works of art that the creator loves and adores.	Posted by theTallic#2560 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:24:41 AM Quote this Post
So... should i grab popcorn and wait for bethesda to sue GGG?	Posted by LaiTash#6276 on Sep 28, 2019, 3:55:37 AM Quote this Post
" LaiTash wrote: So... should i grab popcorn and wait for bethesda to sue GGG? No, you really shouldn't lol. Well, grabbing popcorn is probably ok...but definitely don't wait around on that other part. I mean, I'm sure there could be some random idiot still waiting for Trey Parker and Matt Stone to sue LucasArts for allowing devs to put "Kenny" in X-wing vs Tie Fighter. But it never happened, and it's not going to. I have a pretty good sense of humor. I'm not German.	Posted by aggromagnet#5565 on Sep 28, 2019, 4:15:28 AM Quote this Post
I think it was Picasso who said "good artists copy, great artists steal."	Posted by tolunart#3840 on Sep 28, 2019, 6:55:19 AM Quote this Post
LMAO so many dumb people in this thread. "Blizzard" X_DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD You are legal specialists wanting to crucify GGG and finish POE for all time because of a 100x100 picture, you want to sue PoE and end Chris Wilson's career... ... but you don't even know that Fallout is not a Blizzard's IP. Pretty sure that this is literally no big deal, they'll change the art and it will be the end of it. Last edited by TheDravic#2646 on Sep 28, 2019, 8:59:14 AM	Posted by TheDravic#2646 on Sep 28, 2019, 8:58:56 AM Quote this Post
Don't forget that this company is owned by Tencent, and the Chinese do this all the time for their games, and no one can actually hold them legally responsible for such cases. Expect more of these "Easter eggs" in the future	Posted by Tyralion1488#3021 on Sep 28, 2019, 9:44:03 AM Banned Quote this Post
" GusTheCrocodile wrote: " aggromagnet wrote: You can find little easter eggs like this in games, and other media such as movies for sure, all the time. It's rarely an effort to rip off someone else's work and instead it's a discrete way to pay tribute to it. Cool idea - copy other people's work and if anyone notices, just call it an "easter egg". Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o25I2fzFGoY "Path of Exile's engine is currently modern, lean and fast." - Chris Wilson, September 19th, 2019 "It looks like we broke something with 3.10.0. We don't know what it is yet." - Bex, March 16th, 2020	Posted by girng#7675 on Sep 28, 2019, 10:20:06 AM Quote this Post