Quote Originally Posted by NameIsZ View Post
Hello, I was making a video intro and outro and was wondering about the copyright stuff for FFXIV. I've read the terms and conditions, needing to put the copyright on the FFXIV materials, but I was wondering if I could still use said intros/outros for a Let's Play of another game. So it would be FFXIV Intro, other game content, FFXIV outro. Would this be ok to use if I am understanding the terms and conditions right, or is my brain just being dumb right now from the lack of sleep? Does it just have to be FFXIV content to use such an intro/outro?
That would violate the Materials license unless you could really justify it through fair use. Essentially Square-Enix doesn't want "mash-up" content.

http://support.na.square-enix.com/ru...la=1&tag=authc

You may not combine or synchronize the Materials with third party content (e.g., a mash-up); but you may include the Materials alongside third party content (e.g., before or after in the same video) as long as you also have permission from the original copyright owner);
Which the intent would be most likely interpreted in the way a "top 10" list would be, not something that is in perpetual use.

Basically the materials license means you can use anything from FFXIV except:
You may not use the songs titled "Answers", "Dragonsong", or "Revolutions".
And it can only be used in the context of FFXIV. So, if you were to take a scene from FFXIV and dub over it with your own voice, you're fine. If you talk over it, as an LP, you're fine. If you take part of that LP and use it in a "scenes that give you the feels" video, that's ok too.

It has to be said this is not legal advice, and if you're uploading content to youtube or twitch, the services generally tag the audio in 5 second chunks, so even if you think it's fair use, you may jeopardize the monetization of the that video on the service if you use footage from different games.