The limitations that came with the end-user license agreement update that Mojang published on its own site caused panic in Minecraft’s bone mass. Players shared parts of the contract online with their own conclusions, arguing that Mojang and Microsoft no longer value the community.
But in doing so, it seems that they did not read the entire contract. Because the company emphasizes the purpose of the restrictions it imposes many times in the same contract. Although there are a lot of limitations from the names of the servers to their content, when you look at the reason, it may become somewhat acceptable for you.
What did users get out of this agreement?
On Reddit’s Minecraft channel, a server owner shared the clauses in the contract and what these clauses mean with his own deductions. These inferences are also among the mass “Are we going back to 1984?” he said. Here are some of the items and some of the inferences made from the items:
- Access to your server cannot be restricted or controlled by a player with non-game content, product or service.
- “Servers with queue systems like 2b2t no longer comply with the convention.”
- Prominently include “NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT SERVER/PRODUCT/EVENT”.
- “All players must place this phrase”
- Minecraft – Names like Best Server for … are prohibited
- “It is forbidden to use the name Minecraft in the primary title of an original work, such as a YouTube video.”
- Do not use the Minecraft brand and assets for your own marketing. In the second part of the title you can pass Minecraft.
- “In-game events cannot be marketed using the Minecraft logo and font.”
In the bolded sections, you can see the inference made by the user in the Reddit post. There are many such items, but we have listed examples.
So what’s the point?
With this contract, Mojang clearly states its will. Again, we can see this by looking at the following articles from the contract:
- If you’re using our logo or other assets, don’t act to make people think what you’re doing or offering is official, affiliated with us, and approved by us.
- Do not engage in harmful, abusive or deceptive activities.
- Do not place content such as gambling, violence and pornography on the servers that will harm the brand.
- Do not distribute our games or any version of our games.
- Do not use what we do for your own commercial purposes until the terms of use say otherwise.
- Do not act to suggest that you are affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft, and indicate that you are not affiliated with us.
As a result, Mojang no longer allows servers with guns, licensed cars, clothing logos, political propaganda, and so on. Mojang draws the following scenario for those who conclude that “It is forbidden to use the name Minecraft on YouTube”:
“If you create an original video and earn money from advertising revenue on YouTube, that’s fine. But if you’re posting that video on a platform like iTunes and Amazon Prime where users will pay to watch it, that’s a problem.”
On the other hand, it is free to enter the servers for a fee, but there are conditions such as the entrance fee to be the same for everyone.
In conclusion, we can say that Mojang created this contract to protect its brand value in general and to draw the line clearly on what it is related to. What are your thoughts on this?
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