Are FFXIV Billboards Illegal? | Copyright, Trademark And Square Enix (VL686)

Final Fantasy XIV is one of the most popular multiplayer RPG's on Earth. So popular, in fact, that it seems that everyone wants to get the word out. But are billboards advertising a risque community get together going, perhaps, too far?

We like to make sure things are "above board"...in Virtual Legality.

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#ffxiv #copyright #billboard

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
2:40 Copyright Fundamentals
7:00 Trademark Fundamentals
11:37 Square Enix Account Agreement
21:02 User Agreement and Software License
31:56 Materials Usage Agreement
43:08 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

TWEETS
https://twitter.com/Mrhappy1227/status/1544401751586918400
https://twitter.com/Julia_CaSsian/status/1544391962610089988

LAW AND LEGAL ANALYSIS
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/what-trademark
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/trademark-patent-copyright
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1114

SQUARE ENIX AGREEMENTS
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c4aeca0b14ab2c96fe48fcf83cca93e6cb552c29
https://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=496&la=1&tag=sqexaccount
https://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1&tag=users_en
https://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1&tag=software_en
https://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1&tag=authc

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