User blog:Notvalid/Pixelated masterpieces

This is how I learned about copyright: I joined this game that allowed you to create anything pixelated. An avatar, a pet, a big thing, mountables, etc. I was nearly banned until eventually, the creator came up to me and spoke to me about the system. Creating anything from a copyrighted sprite (Pokémon, nyan cat, etc) is against the rules and will be punished with a suspension or even ban. This is because the creator will have to take fault and could suffer from law suit because one of the players made a Pokémon mountable or avatar. However, it is not against the rules to create your own sprite for the character. I think this should be the same because I’m getting annoyed of seeing all of these nyan cat or Pokémon sprites used in pixelated masterpieces, and then being traded for what they shouldn’t be worth because it was a copyrighted sprite so technically it is an illegal act and will be treated as one. does anyone agree with me on this? I’d like some support on this bc people spending 10 minutes on smth and then trading it for smth spectacular is getting on my nerves, and tbh, it’s easier to copy someone else’s pixel masterpiece like this than just a normal masterpiece! Did ajhq consider all the cons to this?