Doujinshi
Japanese UNDERTALE fandom has appeared…
If you live in Japan or some country with doujinshi stores (like Mandarake), it’s OK if you sell doujinshi to them.
Small online doujin sales are OK too.
Similarly, if you live in the West, and want to sell a run of a fanzine online, go for it. Since I’ve seen fanzines online recently.
Still can’t do Kickstarters, etc.
Also, I don’t care about the sale of handmade items by individuals, even online. Like those perler bead thingies. Or if someone makes a hand-knit scarf or something. No shirts/apparel (beyond literally handmade objects).
I really don’t want to stop fans from having fun or expressing themselves. So, apologies for not saying something about the rules sooner. My worry is really if somebody (such as a company) tries to mass-produce or publish UT items for profit.
9:39 am • 12 September 2016 • 5,742 notes
Save 30% on Undertale on Steam
Hey, in case you missed the Steam Sale, UNDERTALE is once again 30% off on STEAM until Monday! Now’s a good chance to buy it for your friends or something.
3:01 pm • 14 July 2016 • 1,950 notes
fangamer:
Unpainted samples for our UNDERTALE Little Buddies came in! We couldn’t wait until we got the final painted models to go outside and take some pictures.
Available for preorder now. (We’re doing free shipping during the preorder period!)
3:45 am • 24 June 2016 • 8,158 notes
Changing Policy on Fan Merch
There were a few reasons I instated this policy. However, after talking to a lawyer, it seems like allowing certain things won’t really hurt Temmie or Fangamer (my friends). So things will become more lenient.
Now, I won’t stop individual fans from selling the following items at cons:
- Prints, charms, buttons, keychains, stickers, etc.
- Most handmade items
- Undertale zines/fanbooks/doujinshi
Regarding Music:
-You can sell your cover songs on iTunes and other stores but please license them.
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You can license UNDERTALE cover songs through Loudr, or distribute it
via companies that license it for you (like Soundrop, Distrokid, or CD
Baby)
- Please don’t use any sound effects from the game or samples from the original songs.
- You can make your own sheet music for free, or sell sheet music through SMP Press: https://smppress.sheetmusicplus.com/
- Yes, you can perform UNDERTALE music at conventions/at a concert/at your school. Please inform us if you’re an orchestra or something though.
For any questions about licensing/performing music, please contact Materia Collective (publishing@materiacollective.com)
However, restrictions exist:
- You cannot use the UNDERTALE logo or put the name UNDERTALE on it, as it is trademarked. (Weird, right!?)
- No t-shirts, apparel/clothing,* or machine-made figures or machine-made plushes.
- Do not sell merch via Redbubble, zazzle, or other large online store.
- No, you still can’t do Kickstarters or crowdfunding campaigns for UT-related things.
- If you’re a company (like Sharkrobot or Hot Topic or something) you cannot sell UNDERTALE merch of ANY kind.
- Do not compete with official merch & acknowledge my copyright. If necessary, I can halt any unofficial item’s sale. (Really don’t want to ^^;;)
- If this change turns out to be actually bad, I can reverse the decision.
- If you sell, please have played the game.
* Exception: if someone hand-made a few scarves, hats, cosplay, or accessories, it’d probably be OK. But if mass-produced, it could become a problem.
When in doubt, if hand-made and few, it’s OK. If mass-produced and machine/factory made, it’s not OK.
PS - One-off art commissions of UT characters are still OK, online or offline.
PPS -
If engaging in UNDERTALE activities at a con (selling, cosplaying, etc.), try to be respectful and give a good impression. Overall, UNDERTALE’s had a positive effect on people who have played it. It’d be nice if it could have a positive effect on the rest of the world, too.
10:31 am • 21 February 2016 • 50,148 notes