Square Enix Co., Ltd (henceforth “Company”) are delighted to hear that fans want to share videos and images of our games online.
While the Company would like to accommodate such requests, the images, videos, characters, music and all other media that make up our games are the intellectual property of the Company or its licensors, and therefore the Company has set out individual guidelines regarding the use of videos and other assets from each of its games on a title-by-title basis, in order to suitably maintain and protect the settings and fiction of the Company’s games going forward. We request that any use of videos, streams or other live broadcasts and images (henceforth “Videos etc.”) relating to Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (henceforth “Software”) is carried out in accordance with these guidelines.
[Applicable Users]
Individual users living outside Japan (including those who receive payment or other compensation from a corporate body for streaming gameplay).
- Use under a corporate body name is not permitted.
If you are located in Japan or have obtained a Japanese version of the Software, please check the different guidelines that apply to you.
[What can be used]
The items that can be used in accordance with these guidelines (henceforth “Materials for Use”) are as follows:
However, this excludes the following:
- Sections within the Software where screen capture and recording are prohibited.
[Scope Of Use]
(1) Those who receive payment or other compensation from a corporate body for streaming gameplay, e.g.:
- Use on social network services under a personal name.
- Streaming of the Materials for Use on video sharing sites (e.g. “YouTube”, “Twitch”) that have been licensed by the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) for the use of music.
(2) Those who do not apply to clause (1) above, for example, those who make use of the Materials for Use on personal web pages and blogs, video sharing sites, and social networking services etc. However, streaming of videos and live streams are limited to video sharing sites (e.g. “YouTube”, “Twitch”) that have been licensed by the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) for the use of music.
- Use under the name of a corporate body is not permitted.
- Please refrain from use on the types of sites and services listed below:
- Sites or services that require payment to view.
- Sites or services that are only aimed at users aged 18 or over.
- Sites or services that infringe standards of public moral decency.
- Sites or services that are related to religious, political or antisocial activities.
[Terms of use]
- Please do not use for commercial purposes.
However, revenue systems officially provided for content creators by video streaming sites (e.g. “YouTube”, “Twitch”) that have been licensed by JASRAC regarding the use of music can be used.
- Please display the legal lines below in any posts or live stream broadcasts:
© SQUARE ENIX
The required legal lines above may be displayed automatically if images or videos are captured using game console functions. If such images or videos are to be used in an unchanged state, then the legal lines do not need to be added manually.
- Please do not remove or modify any legal lines included in the Materials for Use.
- Exceptions are made for platforms such as “X” where space to display text is limited, and the legal lines do not need to be displayed in these cases.
- If multiple images or videos are included on the same page, then one set of legal lines can be displayed to cover all content on that page, rather than individually for each image or video.
- If streaming scenes that form major plot points in the game’s story, please make sure to display a “spoiler alert” notice to prevent ruining the experience for people who have not played through that scene yet.
- Any posting, broadcasting or featuring in a written format (henceforth “Posting etc.”) of videos and playlists etc. of the kind included on the list below is strictly forbidden and any such Posting etc. may be deleted or suitable usage fees collected via the relevant platform’s monetization systems at the discretion of the Company or a third party entrusted to handle such cases by the Company.
Examples of Posts etc. to which this stipulation applies:
- Anything where the content is mostly or entirely taken from movie scenes (including event scenes and following the same definition in all cases henceforth)
- Publishing multiple still images from movie scenes consecutively, for the sole purpose of showing the content of said movie scenes.
- Anything created for the main purpose of listening to music
- Videos etc. deemed as “created for the main purpose of listening to music” include those that allow viewers to continuously listen to music data included in the Software through actions not in line with regular gameplay, such as only showing a still image background or making the player character stand still or continuously repeat a simple action while music is playing, or encouraging viewers to listen to the game music in isolation by adjusting the relative volumes of voices and sound effects.
- Please do not combine the Materials for Use with other content originating outside of the Software.
- Please refrain from secondary use of Videos etc. that have already been published. e.g. Collecting already published Videos etc. and distributing them through a different medium, such as in a booklet. Such activities are considered as secondary use, regardless of whether the content is provided for free or charged for.
- Please do not use for the purpose of advertising other products or services etc.
- Please make sure to also adhere to any terms of use required by the platform that the content will be used on.
- Please do not take part in acts that may lead to slander or libel towards others.
- Please do not use for any purposes that run contrary to standards of public moral decency.
- Please do not use in relation to any religious, political or antisocial activities.
- If the Company requests for Videos etc. to be taken down for whatever reason, please comply and take them down without delay. The Company may also delete any Videos etc. that it judges to be inappropriate.
- Please do not overly process or modify the Materials for Use.
- It is permitted to create Videos etc. by combining multiple different sections of the Materials for Use or adding your own voiceover showcasing or commenting on the Software.
- Posting etc. of Videos etc. before the official release date of the Software is forbidden.
- You may only use the Materials for Use that we have officially published in the Videos prior to the official release date of the Game.
[Other]
- The Company cannot bear any responsibility for user behavior, including ensuring that the Materials for Use do not infringe on the rights of third parties. Users make use of the Materials for Use under their own responsibility. The Company cannot be held responsible for compensation regarding damages or disputes with third parties, including other players, resulting from any use of the Materials for Use.
- The Company reserves the right to update the contents of these guidelines at any time, at the Company’s discretion. If any Videos etc. made public via Posting etc. before these guidelines had been updated do not meet the terms of the new guidelines after the update, the affected Videos etc. may be deleted retroactively.