RIP BRAWL MOJANG FINALLY CRACKING DOWN ON P2W SERVERS

not really how the game workds, I can get a screenshot of how the game workds if you like. It's a lot of code and javascript, that's how the game works. Not kids spending their parents money to gain an advantage over others

 

The Eula, which is the End User Licence Agreement which is agreed to whenever someone makes a server. In that contract is a list of rules that must be followed, if not you are breaking the law.

 

If there was a rule in the bakery that said Bread cannot be sold for money, then yes it would be against the laws. I'm not trying to justify Mojang's actions at all since I don't play a block game. But there are little kids stealing their parents credits cards so they can get an artificial item over a block game. And hell I know I'm not mature, but if you're mature and you sweat over this game, head over to the doctor's pal, I think it's called insanity.

Minecraft Commercial Usage Guidelines
The Minecraft EULA and Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines ("Policies") restrict the commercial use of the Minecraft Name, Brand, and Assets, including software, graphics and audio.

However, since we do love the idea of people doing cool things and sharing them with the community, and we realize that sometimes you need to make a charge to cover your costs, the following explains what we (currently) consider to be commercial use / commercial things. This may change as time goes by but for now we hope that it helps you understand what you can and can't do, and helps Minecraft fans do more (and those that want to go too far do less).

We have therefore drafted these Guidelines to allow some leniency with respect to limited commercial activity as outlined below. They don't form part of the Policies but they exist because we currently think it is a good idea to let some of these things happen. Please note that we reserve the right to change our mind at any time (such as if people start to take advantage of our good intentions). So please don't count on these Guidelines always being here or in the specific form they are right now.

Above all we are trying to find a way to let our brilliant fans do great things for each other without others coming along and spoiling it for everyone.

ON THAT BASIS, THEREFORE:
NAMING GUIDELINES
If you comply with and follow the Essential Requirements (in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) YOU MAY use our Names (as defined in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) in connection with a product or service title or listing (including on web sites or YouTube) if:

• the Name is in a secondary name or title (or secondary part of it);
• you do so because it is necessary to honestly and fairly describe those things or the purpose of them;
• you ensure that the Name (which includes any confusingly similar name) is not the dominant element or the distinctive part of your complete name or title;
• you don't use any other aspect of the Brands or Assets (as defined in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) as part of any related branding, including as or as part of any logo.

Examples of naming: "The Shaft - a Minecraft podcast" (we're cool with that). "Minecraft - the ultimate help app" (we're NOT cool with that).

To help you understand part of this and just so we are clear, regardless of anything else, YOU MAY NOT use the Name in or as the main or dominant name or title of any commercial product or service.

These are the "Naming Guidelines" and they apply to everything you might do under these Guidelines.

HAND CRAFTED PRODUCTS
If you comply with and follow the Essential Requirements (in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) and Naming Guidelines YOU MAY:

• make and sell certain individual (i.e. not mass produced) handcrafted products that are inspired by Minecraft so long as you conform with all of the following:
  • any product or design is otherwise entirely original and unique (a "Unique Design");
  • no part of the Brand and / or Assets forms a dominant element or substantial part of the product or its design;
  • you make no use of any software, sound or audio from Minecraft;
  • you mark clearly and prominently on each such product and all related materials and product listings/descriptions that it is "NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG";
  • you are explicit about who to contact about the product and / or purchase, who the seller and manufacturer are, and that the seller and manufacturer are NOT Mojang, NOT associated with Mojang, and NOT supported by Mojang;
  • Mojang has no liability for the products or purchase;
  • you don't make and sell more than 20 product items using the same (or a substantially similar) Unique Design. This means you can make 20 T-shirts using Design A and 20 T-shirts using Design B, but you cannot make 21 T-shirts using Design A; nor can you make 20 T-shirts using Design A plus 3 mugs using Design A;
  • you sell those products only through a website or service / channel that independently records the quantities of the product sold and enables us to independently verify that information;
  • you comply with all other laws and requirements; and
  • make no more than $5000 for any calendar year from selling products under these Guidelines.

To help you understand this and just so we are clear, a Unique Design is something that adds enough personal creativity to make the work distinctive and original. You can't just feature the graphics (textures) of Steve's face on a product and call it "Inspired by Minecraft". You also can't just change a few pixels, or colors.

Additionally, we have set these product number limitations because we do not mean to permit people to commercialize our Name, Brand, or Assets, or run businesses selling products featuring our Name, Brands, or Assets.

Indeed, the goal is to allow hobbyists to share their work and the fruits of their creative labors and make some money using their own creativity. It is not a way for businesses to start using our Brands and / or Assets - if that happens we'll do something about it.

VIDEOS AND STREAMS
If you comply with and follow the Essential Requirements (in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) and Naming Guidelines YOU MAY create, use and distribute videos and streams of you playing or using Minecraft for any lawful reason and YOU MAY make money from them by adding or permitting advertising in them, so long as:

• all videos downloads are free to view (i.e. there is no pay wall or other charge to view the videos);
• all streams are made free to view within 24 hours;
• you add your own unique content to the video or stream, such as audio commentary or footage of you making cool stuff;
• you don't create and use videos or streams whose purpose is to advertise or promote other products or services;
• you don't sell physical copies of videos or streams, i.e. DVDs etc.;
• you don't broadcast or distribute videos or streams via television.

To help you understand this, the amount of unique content you add must be enough to make it reasonable for you to make money through advertising (and we reserve our right to decide on that).

This means that you can upload your own unique content to sites such as YouTube and make money from advertising around the video but you cannot distribute those videos on iTunes and charge for the content. Nor can you charge for a subscription to a channel where those videos are available unless the Minecraft related videos are also readily available for free outside of that subscription channel. Basically, videos must be free to consumers at the point of consumption and any money you make should come from other sources like advertisers and sponsors.

EXTENDED FUNCTIONALITY AND "MODS"
If you comply with and follow the Essential Requirements (in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) and Naming Guidelines above YOU MAY distribute or make available plug-ins and other bits and pieces of extended functionality etc. that you create (together, "Mods") for free and without any charge. By "Mods," we mean something original that you created that doesn't contain a substantial part of our copyrightable code or content. We have the final say on what constitutes a Mod and what doesn't. When you combine your Mod with the Minecraft software, we will call that combination a "Modded Version" of the Game. You MAY NOT distribute any Modded Versions of our Game or software, though you may distribute Mods. You may make money from Mods as described below in the section, "Servers and Hosting."

SERVERS AND HOSTING
With hosting servers we want to enable the community to make money by creating, hosting and maintaining servers for Minecraft, so you may do this subject to these Guidelines. You may have seen the Blog post on server monetization https://mojang.com/2014/06/lets-talk-server-monetisation/ and the follow up Q&A https://mojang.com/2014/06/lets-talk-server-monetisation-the-follow-up-qa. This section of these Guidelines clarifies them. By "server," we mean a single connecting address or IP number.

Therefore, if you comply with and follow the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines and Naming Guidelines above YOU MAY:

• charge for access to your server, including a server which hosts your Mods, BUT only if:
  • you make a single charge per person that is the same for everyone;
  • you give everyone you charge, access to all the Mods that you choose to have on your server (except only in respect of genuine admin tools / admin Mods which should be reserved to administrators);
  • you only give access to your server to users who have a genuine paid for version of Minecraft;
  • you own or control the server and continue to do so for the whole time that you charge for access to it - so, if you sell the actual servers or server space with Mods pre-installed on them, you must ensure that the person buying the server is aware that she must follow these rules. Essentially you can't get round the rules above by setting up servers with Mods on and then selling those set-ups; and
  • overall your access charges should be targeted to cover your operational costs of running the server.
• ask for donations (as opposed to direct charges) IF you do not offer the individual donor something in exchange that only he or she can use. You may offer server wide rewards if donation goals are achieved though.
• sell cosmetic items, except for "Capes", IF the item sold does not give a user an unfair gameplay advantage over anyone else on the server - i.e there can be no "pay to win".
• sell positive effects or enhancements (other than "Capes") IF everyone on the server is positively affected in exactly the same way.
• provide in-game advertising opportunities, sponsorships, or product placement for 3rd parties IF they don't degrade or interfere with gameplay or give a user an unfair gameplay advantage over anyone else on the server.
• use in-game currencies IF (i) they are "soft currencies" i.e. a currency earned or expended only through gameplay that has no real world value and that cannot be cashed out, used or transferred across free or paid servers, or converted into "credits"; and (ii) you don't give the impression that it comes from or is associated with Mojang.

In all of these cases above YOU MUST also ensure that:

• all servers, items and advertising are suitable for the target audience (i.e no gambling, pornography etc.) and don't damage the Brand.
• you don't pretend to be us or claim to have any association with us (for example, when selling product placement opportunities);
• you are explicit about who to contact about the server, who the operator is, and that it is NOT Mojang, NOT associated with Mojang and NOT supported by Mojang;
• Mojang has no liability for anything on the server or that happens on it, including any advertising, purchases or donations;
• you provide any user who gives you money an online payment /purchase history;
• you are transparent on informing users with regard to all the content and pricing applicable to your server before a person joins, signs up or logs in;
• you do not host or distribute malware, spyware, or engage in illegal activity through your server;
• you comply with all other laws and requirements; and
• you comply with any other additional requirements applicable under these Guidelines.

DOMAIN NAMES AND WEB SITES
If you comply with and follow the Essential Requirements (in the Brand and Asset Usage Guidelines) YOU MAY:

• set up and run your own web site to provide information regarding the Minecraft game and to run related forums, so long as you comply with these Guidelines;
• also register and use an appropriate domain name that includes one of our Names or Brands for this purpose so long as:
  • we don't consider the domain name you register to seem official and you don't use the domain name in a way that seems official - and it doesn't become something that seems official;
  • your website actually relates to the Minecraft game, the Brand and / or Assets in a fair or reasonable and appropriate way;
  • your website relates exclusively to Minecraft and not other third party games;
  • any third party advertising does not damage our Brand;
  • you don't do so for cybersquatting or principally to make money, including through affiliate services.

GENERAL
YOU MAY:

• Do things that are specifically covered by "fair dealing" or "fair use" exceptions to copyright and trade mark laws. YOU MAY NOT:
• Do things that are not specifically permitted by these Guidelines or expressly allowed by applicable laws.

ALL USES
In relation to all uses (permitted or otherwise):

• all rights (including copyright, trademark rights and related rights) in the Name, Brand, and Assets and any derivatives are and will remain owned by Mojang;
• all and any permissions and consents are given by Mojang in our discretion and make be revoked at any time if we think that it is appropriate to do so or we don't like what you are doing; and
• all rights are expressly reserved.

...more will follow as and when we decide what to add - so feel free to make requests - and if you are unsure about anything you may or may not do please ask us.

If something isn't covered by these Guidelines that probably means we don't want you to do it. In any case if it isn't covered please don't do it without getting permission from us.

You can contact us at brands at mojang.com.

If something is specifically covered and permitted by these Guidelines and our Minecraft terms of use then you don't need to contact us.

Thanks,
Mojang

 

Yes it is breaking the law lol. Not going to try and criticize you anymore since I feel sorry for you. When you agree to that and you decide to break that rule you are breaking the law.

 

LET ME CLEAR THIS UP, BRAWL MIGHT NEED X AMOUNT OF MONEY TO STAY ALIVE BUT THEY HAVE THE GET X AMOUNT OF MONEY IN A LEGAL WAY