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Guild Wars 2

Game » consists of 2 releases. First released on Aug 28, 2012

Guild Wars 2 is an online RPG developed by ArenaNet, and continues the subscriptionless business model of the original Guild Wars. The game is set about 250 years after the events of its predecessor in a world devastated by the ancient elder dragons resurfacing after millennia of slumber.

Guild Wars 2 youtube question

#1 Posted by svxtc (90 posts) - 1 year, 22 days ago

anyone know if Arenanet allows monetization of videos of their game content? i searched all of the legal info and don't see anything one way or the other. not sure if there is anyone out there that would know but i would be forever thankful. :)

#2 Posted by Bwast (1309 posts) - 1 year, 22 days ago

I think if you provide your own original content(commentary, graphics, etc) it's cool. If it's just gameplay it gets sticky. I don't know for sure but that seems the case with almost anything.

#3 Posted by StarvingGamer (5960 posts) - 1 year, 22 days ago

I believe that even if you are adding your own content to it, it is at the copyright holder's discretion to pursue legal action. So while most companies don't care because A) it's not worth their time, B) it's basically fee advertising and C) it would be a PR nightmare if they started bullying the little guys, if Arenanet did decide to make a thing of it, the law would be on their side.

#4 Posted by Dark_Lord_Spam (2515 posts) - 1 year, 22 days ago

The best course of action would be to try to contact the relevant parties at ArenaNet and ask them. Otherwise, you're just guessing.

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#5 Posted by Zips (28 posts) - 1 year, 21 days ago

I was looking for this as well and came across this: http://www.guildwars2.com/en/legal/content-terms-of-use.html

Note the first part there, specifically the first bullet point of the first question.

"The content must be used in a non-commercial context for private, personal use only"

#6 Posted by svxtc (90 posts) - 1 year, 21 days ago

hmm. thank you sir.

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