FOXCBros Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hey there ARK people! We just had a question about monetization of content and artworks etc. My brother and I are looking at getting started on YouTube and understand that monetization of any YouTube videos using ARK is totally fine. Which is awesome and a huge thanks to everyone at WildCard for that! However, we have encountered a grey area with regards to screenshots and edited images. We like to upload images on Twitter, Instagram and Deviant Art, and these are primarily screenshots we capture in-game. Sometimes we edit them (which takes many hours to do) before upload. Recently, people have asked us if they are able to purchase the images we've taken (both unedited and edited) on Deviant Art (as printed pics on canvas and mugs etc.) and even asked if they can download them as wallpapers for their phones (through Google Play and other sites). Granted, these were mostly family members and friends, but it left us wondering where the monetisation issue stands especially relating to selling images to people on Deviant Art and other sites like it? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated, as we simply don't know and don't want to do wrong by the devs of our favourite game in many years. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowcherub Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 WC allow their images to be used on youtube, twitter etc for 'fair use' purposes under copyright laws which allows for non commercial use. Selling their images for profit (commercial use) would be in breach of copyright. You could always email WC and ask if they would sell you a commercial license for the images you are interested in selling, but it's likely to have a hefty price tag if they agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXCBros Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks for that kind answer. We actually decided not to bother with any of that, all the legal stuff is just too tricky to navigate. Instead we are planning screenshot compilation videos to show them off to the world. Hopefully will be really cool. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowcherub Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 hour ago, FOXCBros said: Thanks for that kind answer. We actually decided not to bother with any of that, all the legal stuff is just too tricky to navigate. Instead we are planning screenshot compilation videos to show them off to the world. Hopefully will be really cool. Thanks again! No problem. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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