[ComicGuy89]

IP law is still mostly ridiculous, but the creators here seem to have reached a mutually agreeable deal, at least.

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Originally Posted by Kickback

Not suing - threatening to sue unless Chroma Squad agrees to a royalties deal (ie: Saban gets 70%, Chroma gets 30%) that'll be written to continually reduce their profit as the game grows in popularity.

IE: The more games you sell, the less money you make, but you don't get sued.

I can't find where it says this. The creators seem happy with the deal with Saban, and I honestly can't think anyone would be happy with the deal above.

At any rate, I just don't think something like this should even happen in the first place. This continues to show why IP reform is so drastically needed. Ideas are derivative, they build off each other so unless they specifically called it Power Rangers I don't think this should be a case. It's true that not enforcing it can sometimes weaken IP by making a concept generic, such as how Mega Bloks can do LEGO-like bricks without getting it trouble, but honestly I just don't think this is a problem. Why should a creator have sole access to an idea or concept anyway? Mega Bloks and LEGO seem fine alongside each other, for example.

If creators get sole access to an idea, people can't experiment, improve and compete. Lots of creativity comes from, basically, ripping off others' works.