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Adult Content/Intellectual Property Rights


Sohmah Yhaazri

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First of all, it is important to clarify that because we are an organization that accepts people from all walks of life, we are not considered an 18+ organization. That being said, we do have an 18+ section of our Discord, that relies on the individual honesty of our members. There is a legal disclaimer attached to that section, but to be clear, if you lie about your age while on a Knights of Redwall server or Website, we are not liable for the exposure of 18+ content to minors.

That being said, we do need to officially clarify that overly lewd content, sexual advances, and other types of sexually explicit content that would be considered 18+ is not to be put on any public channel, either in game or otherwise. I understand very well that our members are generally older, but in the event that someone that is a minor becomes a member, we can not have adult content on non-adult channels. The admins of the Knights of Redwall could be held legally responsible if a parent/legal guardian happens upon something and wish to press charges. Exposing a minor to adult content including sexually explicit content is illegal, and will not be tolerated here. That being said, any adult content between consenting adults can be held in any of the various private channels provided in game or on discord. It is just important to begin watching what we say and put on channels that minors have access to. Admins and Moderators in the Knights of Redwall are not liable for any +18 discussions/messages between members who are minors that happen on private messages.

Another thing that needs to be addressed is violence against minors being portrayed in a rated T game. Not only does have to do with the rating, but with a little story about a game some of you may know, Fallout 3. When Bethesda acquired the license and made Megaton originally, they made it possible for the children of the game to be killed just like any other NPC. Unfortunately, violence against children is illegal is various sorts of media, including video games that are not rated appropriately. Not only can you not write and public M rated content on a T rated game (Mind, blood and violence is published on the rating, so things like that can be stretched a little, but not into full blown rated M content and gore), but doing so violates Square Enix's Intellectual Property Rights regarding how their content gets represented. In fact, in a Civil Court, violating Intellectual Property rights by showcasing an artist's work in ways that they feel is denigrating, slanderous, or misrepresenting to their original intent or content can find you in legal hot water.

So more or less, while exposing a minor to 18+ content is heinous, writing and publishing violence perpetrated against a minor is a violation of potentially 3-4 different copyright laws, and is also not welcome for legal and moral reasons. No one wants to see that anyway. While I understand that writing content like that could be a potential outlet for various reasons, sometimes it is better for those sorts of writings to stay in the realm of fanfiction and out of Roleplaying.

 

If you want to check out more of our rules and FAQ's, please head on over to our website: https://knightsofredwall.enjin.com

 

Edited by Sohmah_Yhaazri
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