Indiana Legal Forms

Indiana Legal Forms

Indiana Legal Forms

When game makers created games, they had no idea that their games would be used as an engines to create 3D animated movies. However, now that people are using games as filmmaking tools, they are beginning to think whether machinima violates copyrights of the gamemaker and if so, what kind of rules they should create.

What is Machinima?

A machinima (used both in singular and plural forms) is an animated film that uses 3D virtual worlds that already exist– such as games or Second Life-- to create the film. For instance, World of WarCraft, The Sims, Halo, and CounterStrike have all been used to create machinima. These virtual worlds are used for not only their background/scenery but also the characters. Machinima.com is one of the best sites for compiled machinima.