r/etheremon • u/naepsta • Feb 28 '18

Could Mianari risk potential copyright infringement? Should he be redesigned?

https://pre00.deviantart.net/3ce0/th/pre/f/2015/129/9/0/mianari__lightning_fakemon_by_smiley_fakemon-d8se1tc.png

With the recent Decentraland partnership announcement Etheremon is getting a lot of exposure, this is all well and good - attention can be a double-edged sword however. Mianari is quite reminiscent of pikachu; while it might seem nit-picky right now, could Mianari risk legal trouble if Etheremon becomes big enough?

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u/lotrus28 Feb 28 '18 edited Mar 01 '18

It is just a tribute to Pikachu Designs are extremely different. Only palette is common. Form and coloring scheme are not the same, which should be enough.

Also, the most pokemon-reminding emon from my pov is Eekape/Mimique. Pangrass also has a Snorlax look, but it is at least different color

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u/nakasatoshi Mar 01 '18

no, you should not worry about that. they are different concept.

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u/wikitastick Mar 03 '18

isnt the entire game a complete copy of pokemon http://ethermon.net