Copyright, Trademark, and Why Fighting Isn’t Always Magic
Waves of surprise, and even shock, surged throughout the Brony community yesterday when it was announced Hasbro sent a Cease & Desist letter to Mane6, the development team behind Fighting is Magic, a free side scrolling 2D platform fighting game based on the main characters from My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic, a game that had been undergoing work for over two years by that point. Shortly thereafter, a number of fans immediately started up a petition campaign to convince Hasbro…