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Re:I made Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can... by wyldfire on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @08:21PM (#44665521)
That would be no problem for OP I'd be happy to write them back. It's not infringing if you're not doing any business.
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Re:I made Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can... by excalibur on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @11:55PM (#44666744)
Tell that to Nintendo
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Re:I made Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can... by Wurdan on Thursday July 24, 2025 @04:20AM (#44668329)
This is commonly believed, but is not actually true. Not generating revenue via the infringing activity might contribute to an argument of Fair Use, but it's not a magic wand that disappears copyright claims.
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Re:I made Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can... by wyldfire on Thursday July 24, 2025 @05:42AM (#44668821)
Copyright infringement is totally different from trademark infringement. Please re-read the thread.

They're not using Tinder's marks nor providing a confusingly similar brand.

Unless they copied art from Tinder, they are light years away from infringing on anyone's copyright, so I'd be even more happy to respond to those claims.

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