[Old Poll] Which theme would you rather have for Realm of Magic GP?
Just curious since I honestly can't choose myself
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"Simburian;c-17098332" wrote:
Characters EA use will have to be unique to Sims as using Harry Potter or any other character would run into copyright infringement issues. Using the word "Realm" does seem more like a medieval word with a ruler. They could be using it temporarily though.
synonyms:
kingdom · sovereign state · monarchy · empire · principality · palatinate · duchy · country · land · domain · dominion · nation · province
Not really seeing EA did the Harry Potter series from each movie/book and has contracts/partnerships already set in stone. So EA already owns Rights to some of the Harry Potter but whether or not it can be utilized in a separate series like in the Sims would be the question. Like for instance they may be under obligation to also have the Harry Potter characters portrayed or may have to stay within the story - or they may have options to get new permissions with the studios and JK Rowling otherwise. Like they may need to work with her in making it if say they wanted to extend to different characters unless that right was already an option. It all depends on the contract and rights they bought already and the agreement with all concerned in that original series - and how flexible it is. But if any company could do it - EA could seeing the rights they hold already.
Keep in mind too JK has stated (she posted once about it) she plays the Sims and loves the game - so that is in our corner also. It is very possible -
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Electronic_Arts
All the studios listed in this list belong to EA.
ETA - https://metro.co.uk/2017/08/16/jk-rowling-accidentally-reveals-she-plays-the-sims-to-pass-the-time-between-writing-novels-6857424/
https://www.capitalfm.com/news/jk-rowling-the-sims/
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