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Hi, i am making a 2d game with unity and i found that sprite over the internet :

Probably it has copyright, but if i transform that character in this:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tiw4642ytzs43kf/test.png

Can i use this (after changes) or it still has copyright ?
Thank you

 

Ok, thank you so much

 

I cannot find any common between original and modified image. They are absolutely different, I think. It is the same as create new sprite from scratch.

 

How can i know certainly if i can use or not ?
I wrote to the creator of the first image but he doesn't answer...

 

If I were an author, I would say 'yes, use it'. But maybe it because i'm too gentle)

 

I hope the creator of that photo is like you

 

If you just recolor and add stuff like hair over to existing one (like it looks like from sample pic) it's surely still not allowed without permission especially if you use the same animation sets only "reskinned".

 

The fine print says to give credit to "Angryboy" if used in games except for the beams which are from other games. I'd say that's all the permission you need, but then again, I'm no lawyer.

 

Thanks
I am waiting for a reply from the author..

 

Yes, i use also the animations, this is the final results:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8wu26s5nnyjuame/PlayerTest.png

 

Cool!

 

Sorry, can i ask you another thing ?
In some sprites is written "Give credit to .....". What does it means ? I have to pay the author ? Or just say in my game that the sprites are made by him ?
Thank you

 

I'm not specialist in the copyright domain, but probably, these couple of links bring light into your question:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_(copyright)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license

Good luck