Comment on Show HN: Lego Island Playable in the BrowserparentComments−eskathos1yIs there any way for a company, Lego in this case, to adopt a fan mod or remake, to make it legitimate IP/copyright wise?−Krutonium1yAbsolutely. They just have to license it, and that license can be for a nominal (think $1) cost.That said, Lego doesn't own the game, so if it came down to it, they could strip all the references to "Lego" from it and probably be fine.
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Is there any way for a company, Lego in this case, to adopt a fan mod or remake, to make it legitimate IP/copyright wise?
Absolutely. They just have to license it, and that license can be for a nominal (think $1) cost.
That said, Lego doesn't own the game, so if it came down to it, they could strip all the references to "Lego" from it and probably be fine.