About Scopophobia Studios
We are a two person team living in Portland, Oregon. We work hard to provide games and comics that express darker themes and the bittersweetness of life while being inclusive and respectful to all types of people and identities.
Game Information
Fan works are very important to us and we love to see how the community expresses themselves and how our work has inspired people to create their own content sprouting off ours and we would like the fans to continue to create content without worry.If you are planning on creating a fanwork, please read our guidelines entirely.Many types of fanworks are already permitted, but fan games are a special case.Essentially, Yes, You are permitted to create fan games and even using our assets but you MUST abide by our rules and guidelines.Fan games cannot be sold or monetized in any way, cannot be claimed as part of the official Purpleverse canon, cannot supersede an official release, and cannot be described as being part of the official Purpleverse franchise. To this effect, you must add a disclaimer (sample at the bottom of the page) to the game itself, and to any website or venue where the game can be downloaded.
Disclaimer
These guidelines are not a copyright license and do not grant a copyright license to any Purpleverse franchise-related fan content. Scopophobia Studios reserve the right to issue a formal takedown request for any content that infringes copyright. This includes fan content and content that uses any official Purpleverse games assets, as well as content that includes any Intellectual Properties (IPs) that belong to Scopophobia Studios. The IP Guidelines on this page are subject to changes without notice at any time.
Rules and Guidelines
"Fan Work" refers to any content that includes Purpleverse IPs and/or references any IPs that belong to Scopophobia Studios including, but not limited to, John doe and The Uncanny Valley series, Purple (game), The Phobia Project, Frost Bite and more. “Fan Work” mediums include but are not limited to, 2D and 3D art, music, remixes, animation, writing, videos, websites, apps, and games that include characters, settings, storylines, or other references to or from the purpleverse franchise. Fan work does not include officially licensed work by contracted artists, designers, and other legally authorized partners of Scopophobia Studios.
Physical merchandise including fan work (e.g. art prints, keychains, pins, etc.) may be sold in limited production, by independent artists at conventions, online marketplaces (i.e etsy) and other local events. This is not a licensing agreement and physical versions of Fan work sold may not claim to have any ties or affiliations to Scopophobia Studios or the Purpleverse IP. Artists may not sell edited or unedited versions of official assets in any capacity (locally or online).Fan work may not be used to promote products or services that are not associated with Purpleverse or its IPs. Any business or company interested in producing work including or referring to any Purpleverse IPs should contact Scopophobia Studios for licensing or permission.
Artists are free to depict the world of Purpleverse and characters, settings, and stories from the Purpleverse IPs in their fan work however they choose. Scopophobia Studios will not target fan work on the basis of its content. Although, regardless of previous statements by Scopophobia Studios, “Fan Works” are not considered to be connected to the Purpleverse IP and its stories, and are not representative of the thoughts and feelings of Scopophobia Studios.
Fan Work Including Official Purpleverse Assets
“Fan work including official Purpleverse assets” are types of “Fan Work” that include, but are not limited to, any art, music, writing, or code that was included in any of the Purpleverse franchise games (John Doe/House Hunted/Uncanny Valley series, Purple, The Phobia Project, Frost Bite, etc) or the Purpleverse franchise marketing/promotional materials. Examples of fan work in this category may include, but are not limited to, games, websites, videos, music, and writing. This type of fan work also refers to edited, recreated, or altered versions of any official aforementioned Purpleverse assets.Any “fan work including official Purpleverse assets”, and assets directly uploaded or hosted from the Purpleverse franchise games, may NOT be sold under any circumstances, online or offline. No profit may be made from these fan works in any way, except for fan work that constitutes as Fair Use under the United States FAIR USE Act of 2007. For example, a gameplay review video, an academic article, or a commentary video typically qualifies as Fair Use. It is the artist's responsibility to understand Fair Use and design qualifying content.
Fan Games
"Fan Games" are types of “Fan Work” in the medium of digital video games. Examples of “Fan Games” includes, but are not limited to, standalone games that use assets from the Purpleverse IPs and standalone games referring to the Purpleverse IPs that contain no official Purpleverse assets.All “Fan Games” must be free and cannot be sold. This includes, direct and in-direct purchases, required donations, as a reward to a subscription service (e.g. patreon), or any other transaction where a “Fan Game” is distributed as part of an exchange. “Fan games” may also not include or require any payment or donation link in the game itself, or encourage the player to donate, buy merchandise, or contribute to subscription or other service from within the game. “Fan games” also may not be sold or licensed to any third party companies for any type of compensation. Websites that host “Fan Games” are allowed to include donation links, but donations may not be mandatory to access any part of the game.“Fan Games” must clearly state on the distributing website, and upon game launch that it is a “Fan Game” and it is unaffiliated with the official Purpleverse franchise games. The website and game upon launch must also advise that the original game should be completed before playing, providing a link to the Scopophobia Studio website or Game website
https://masochistfox.itch.io/Below is a usable example of a disclaimer for your convenience:"This is a Purpleverse fan game that is not affiliated with Scopophobia Studios. It is designed to be played only after the official game has been completed. You can learn more about official Purpleverse games here: https://masochistfox.itch.io/"
Game logo to use for credit
Contact
You can contact us for business inquiries or questions concerning fanworks here:[email protected]