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:::Well, the entire song is about Donkey Kong, as opposed to merely mentioning him at one point. If anthing, it's more of a tribute than a reference. Also, [http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/PacmanFever/graphics/pmf_ad.jpg here's] an advert for the album with Nintendo's copyright at the bottom. -- {{User|Booster}}
:::Well, the entire song is about Donkey Kong, as opposed to merely mentioning him at one point. If anthing, it's more of a tribute than a reference. Also, [http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/PacmanFever/graphics/pmf_ad.jpg here's] an advert for the album with Nintendo's copyright at the bottom. -- {{User|Booster}}
::::That's actually providing attribution to Nintendo's trademark, which is used to show that the creators of the song don't claim ownership over Donkey Kong.  That doesn't mean the song has been approved by Nintendo. -- {{User|Son of Suns}}

Revision as of 19:20, February 18, 2009

Would this content be better on the Music references page? I don't think this was endorsed by Nintendo... -- Son of Suns (talk)

They likely had permission, as Nintendo probably would've sued them otherwise. -- Booster (talk)
Why? Mario references appear all the time. It is perfectly legal to mention or reference other media products without approval from copyright holders. -- Son of Suns (talk)
Well, the entire song is about Donkey Kong, as opposed to merely mentioning him at one point. If anthing, it's more of a tribute than a reference. Also, here's an advert for the album with Nintendo's copyright at the bottom. -- Booster (talk)
That's actually providing attribution to Nintendo's trademark, which is used to show that the creators of the song don't claim ownership over Donkey Kong. That doesn't mean the song has been approved by Nintendo. -- Son of Suns (talk)