On 04/02/2018 08:09 AM, Artur Iwicki wrote:
> There is a game package "paintown" [1]; pushed to stable F28, currently in 
> updates-testing for F27 [2]. I installed the game from updates-testing and 
> noticed that the game seems to use copyrighted assets - it features 
> characters from franchises such as Street Fighter, Marvel comics, and Dragon 
> Ball. While I'm not 100% certain if the assets themselves are copyrighted - 
> it's possible they are not ripped from other games, but rather fan-made 
> spritesheets - I'm pretty sure that the use of the characters themselves 
> constitutes as infringement. As such, I think the package should be pulled 
> before it causes us any legal troubles.

Agreed. I'm on it.

~tom
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