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While Hasbro has so far been tolerant of copyright-protected fanwork such as fanart and fanfiction, it seems to have a rigid policy forbidding reuse of its official images and trademarks. However, issues of copyright and trademark are separate concerns with separate legal justifications.

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Hasbro also took down the abridged series Friendship is Witchcraft, which should have been protected under under the Fair Use copyright clause afforded to transformative works within the U.S.

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Previous instances where Hasbro has stepped in include the illegal download website Ponyarchive and the popular, though short-lived,multiplayer game MLP Online. This isn’t the first time Hasbro has issued successful takedown notices for clearly illegal uses of its product, or even the first time it’s taken down an MLP-inspired game. “We have attempted negotiating with Hasbro for the continued use of the property in our non-profit, voluntary project, but so far we haven’t received an answer.” “We have received a C&D letter from Hasbro’s Legal representatives, asking us to cease game development, remove any materials that might contain My Little Pony characters, names, locations or related elements from the sites we control (Our site, our youtube, our twitch), and ‘cease any further use of MY LITTLE PONY property’,” Mane6 stated Friday.

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There was just one problem: Despite Hasbro’s clear trademark policy, Mane6 never received permission to license the My Little Pony products, logos, or images, all of which were freely used in the game. The game’s mass appeal and high level of design already had garnered widespread enthusiasm from bronies.

It featured popular ponies from the show like Rarity and Twilight Sparkle as selectable game characters whom players could pit against each other in virtual battle. Though it was still in pre-release mode, it was already so popular it was a finalist for the 2013 EVO Fighting Tournament and had generated fanart, custom skins, and more. Last week Mane6 received a cease-and-desist letter from Hasbro over its much-anticipated game My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic, the company announced on its website.īased on the beloved animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fighting is Magic underwent nearly two years of development.