AMS2 - Screenshots

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Can someone please explain how copyright would work with if I used a picture from this thread on the wiki if I said who took it?

 

Most screenshots of a game would probably fall under fair use anyway regardless of who decides or thinks they own a copyright. The context in which you're using them may well cement that too (e.g if you were writing a review of a game)

More technically though a video or screenshot of a game is either owned by the game developer entirely or a derivative work. In the latter case the copyright would be held both by the owners of the original work (the game developer or their publisher) and whoever takes the screen shot.

But you'd perhaps have to argue about whether a screenshot put any creative or copyrightable element into it. In many cases it won't. e.g a screenshot of a cutscene is likely fully owned by the game developer since the screenshotter isn't arranging or composing any of the elements in the displayed image. It's like ripping a page out of a book doesn't create a derived work. Whereas writing a version of Hamlet that's set in the UK using modern language would be.

The 'take a picture' mode may differ here. You might argue that it allows creative choices. You also have to take into account what rights you get over your screenshots or videos conveyed by the license for the game.

Typically though game developers are usually quite permissive in terms of letting people create youtube content, twitch streams and similar. Including monetising them. Some have not been though although I suspect given the large amount of videos on youtube for this game you'll be fine from Reiza's perspective.

Personally I wouldn't fret too much about the people who have posted screenshots claiming copyright for them. Seek proper legal advice if you're fretting about it though - making your own screenshots would probably be easier and cheaper than that though...

 

I can just ask maybe, but thanks for your insight

 

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Hi All, my first post!

I've been playing AMS2 and the original Assetto Corsa for around 2 years now and the latest recent update to the physics has been the best update yet by far, and also the Thunderflash Mods.

Sometimes it's hard to decide what to race with the choices of cars, I like the F Classic Cars, but I also like racing ASR F1 1990's eras on AC etc, old classic BTCC et al

Recently on AMS2 I've been racing a lot of classic Sportscars. I like doing mixed class/years/eras racing, and had a sort-of free for all so have opened it up to Group C, GT1's and LMP cars, so here's one race I did at 1993 Spa.

 

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