hatok 6,413 Posted September 20, 2012 In ReMIX, I mean. Copyrights and all that. Though a terrifying thought occurs to me. The copyrights are different in Japan. What if the lack of a Tarzn copyright prevents a overseas release? 1 Kevin_Keyblade reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Tery 4,591 Posted September 20, 2012 Hmmm, that's a very good point. I hope they can figure something out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hei 3,233 Posted September 20, 2012 What's the story on the Tarzan copyright, I never actually looked into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted September 20, 2012 I'm sure it will be alright. Square Enix acquired the rights for the world for Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix over a decade ago. That agreement still stands today. 3 KeybladeWielder_, Kello and heyitsdeven reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatok 6,413 Posted September 20, 2012 I'm sure it will be alright. Square Enix acquired the rights for the world for Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix over a decade ago. That agreement still stands today. Square Enix, as far as I've hear, has rights to Disney's works. If Disney can't offer the rights, the agreement can't stand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted September 20, 2012 Square Enix, as far as I've hear, has rights to Disney's works. If Disney can't offer the rights, the agreement can't stand. They still release brand new copies of Kingdom Hearts for the PS2. Which means that the agreement for KH still stands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeybladeWielder_ 161 Posted September 20, 2012 The stuff of nightmares. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatok 6,413 Posted September 20, 2012 They still release brand new copies of Kingdom Hearts for the PS2. Which means that the agreement for KH still stands. It may stand for that game, but that doesn't mean it carries over to new releases. KH1 isn't being MADE anymore.Really, it comes down to the wording on the contract as it were, and none of us will probably ever know that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted September 20, 2012 It may stand for that game, but that doesn't mean it carries over to new releases. KH1 isn't being MADE anymore. Really, it comes down to the wording on the contract as it were, and none of us will probably ever know that They released plenty of new copies last year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatok 6,413 Posted September 20, 2012 They released plenty of new copies last year. That means nothing though. Of course they still have the rights to a game that's already releasedBut I'm not sure that an HD remake is the same deal. It's a new game, for all intents and purposes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supersaiyanmikito 32 Posted September 20, 2012 Konami lost the rights to the Metal Gear Solid theme and MGS2 was still intact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatok 6,413 Posted September 20, 2012 Konami lost the rights to the Metal Gear Solid theme and MGS2 was still intact. A song can easily be re-bought or negotiated. Tarzan is an entire franchise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silent Fantasy 43 Posted September 20, 2012 They may work something out for this one re-release. I'm sure some kind of deal can be made with the company that owns the rights. It's been done before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supersaiyanmikito 32 Posted September 20, 2012 A song can easily be re-bought or negotiated. Tarzan is an entire franchise No, its not the same. The song was "given" away. I won't go into details, but Kojima willingly gave the rights to the song away. MGS4 and Brawl were supposed to have the song but it was cut. You can still find the MGS theme in the coding for Brawl. Every game after that happened has excluded the theme song with the only exception being the MGS2 and MGS3 HD ports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henne 150 Posted September 20, 2012 Maybe they cut it out? Was there anything really important to the story in this world (I know about the castle slide but there are many people who never got it)? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunamo 62 Posted September 20, 2012 Maybe they cut it out? Was there anything really important to the story in this world (I know about the castle slide but there are many people who never got it)? I don't think they would. You'd be taking out a big part of the game, where you unlock weapons, level up, get a trinity mark and a few cutscenes happen. You'd be taking out some essential parts of the game, and would have to make some big adjustments accordingly to make up for it. If that were the case it would most likely just be left, and not bought over due to the rights issues. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HikariYami 354 Posted September 20, 2012 I hated Deep Jungle. But, I still think that should not hold them from remaking it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silent Fantasy 43 Posted September 20, 2012 ^ It's not. And rights to a franchise (especially for one world in a game) can easily be temporarily bought for that specific release. Honestly, they know the western market eats up Kingdom Hearts, and they know cutting KH1 would jeopardise sells. We may not get KHFM (for voice reasons) , but something like this won't hold them back from rereleasing KH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heyitsdeven 131 Posted September 20, 2012 Even if there IS a problem, Disney has an awesome legal team. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silent Fantasy 43 Posted September 20, 2012 And money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
