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[–] Kichae@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, they'd still need IP rights for the characters/world/name. Releasing it for free doesn't alleviate that issue in any way.

They could strip it of all of the Simpsons related stuff, but they'd also have to create new levels, since those are owned by the epriginal publisher.

And if a company wants to fuck with you, it can sue you anyway over minor likeness until it exhaust you from money to attend hearings.

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. There would be a line of lawyers at that guys door the next day to ruin his entire life. I'm surprised they haven't already. Would love to play it but unless there is a "leak" it's not happening.