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==Legal issues== | ==Legal issues== | ||
[[File:SaveSmash on PM Website.png|thumb|right|200px|The former site after the rise of the "SaveSmash" hashtag.]] | [[File:SaveSmash on PM Website.png|thumb|right|200px|The former site after the rise of the "SaveSmash" hashtag.]] | ||
The legality of ''Project M'' is ambiguous: by itself, and much like any other hack, the mod is a {{S|wikipedia|derivative work}}, for it branches directly off of a copyrighted product. While derivative works are not inherently breaches of any law or rule, the patch files for the mod include various copyrighted assets not present on the original disc, such as the [[Fountain of Dreams]] stage. In addition, the act of launching ''PM'' relies on circumventing some protection on the console, thereby breaking the console's {{S|wikipedia|end-user license agreement}} and warranty. Likely as a result, ''Project M'' has not been featured at any tournaments sponsored by Nintendo, as doing so would essentially be sponsoring hacking their own consoles and misappropriating their assets and characters. | The legality of ''Project M'' is ambiguous: by itself, and much like any other hack, the mod is a {{S|wikipedia|derivative work}}, for it branches directly off of a copyrighted product. While derivative works are not inherently breaches of any law or rule, the patch files for the mod include various copyrighted assets not present on the original disc, such as the [[Fountain of Dreams]] stage. In addition, the act of launching ''PM'' relies on circumventing some protection on the console, thereby breaking the console's {{S|wikipedia|end-user license agreement}} and warranty. Likely as a result, ''Project M'' has not been featured at any tournaments sponsored by Nintendo, as doing so would essentially be sponsoring hacking their own consoles and misappropriating their assets and characters. | ||