Parody Protection

The world is filled with content, very little of it is completely original work at this point. A number of the entertainment we have are considered parodies. A lot of music uses the same repetitive cords and range. Books follow similar trios through their quests. Games and movies replicate animation styles/depictions.

Parody (n) an imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comedic resonance

Did you know that parodies are protected under federal law? That means that they can not be sued for stealing the ideas of an original piece. Well, mostly. The "law" in question which protects the creation of parodies is actually the constitutional First Amendment right. Under that jurisdiction, a parody is established as a form of expression and is therefore protected against prosecution. But that First Amendment right is only present in the US so then what happens when there is a parody lawsuit forming in a different country? Well, each country has its own guidelines, they are all relatively close in definition, however. Japan for instance, their law boils down to the point of if you're going to make a parody, there needs to be just barely enough direction toward the original work that you know it's there but not so much that it is a carbon copy of the original. It is definitely safer to reach out to whomever you are going to be making a parody of and get permission but that isn't always going to be possible and so you take your chances.

Palworld is a game that recently launched its beta version for the public to play on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. There is still quite a bit of development that needs to go into the game before it is complete, the DEVs have said that much; but already players are drawing similarities to other games they have played such as Ark and Pokemon. Some of the players are even concerned that there may be an end in sight if the similarities are deemed to close and the game gets shut down or made to restructure. 

There could be some cause for concern but honestly, you just need to enjoy what you can while you can and hope for the best. That is all any of the entertainment industry can do anyway, wait and hope.

Have you tried the growing phenomenon yet?