For Japan only. But just to clarify since we’ve been asked about this:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Video Submission Guidelines (For Japan)
The “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game” Video Submission Guidelines for Individuals (“The Guidelines”) set the Terms of Use conditions for customers to post (including live streaming distribution) game play videos (details specified below) of the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game” (“The Game”) via the means and requirements and restrictions listed below.
Customers may post videos of themselves playing The Game, etc. by following these guidelines.
Please note, if you post a game play video of The Game in accordance with these guidelines, you do not need to contact us individually.
YU-GI-OH! CARD GAME
The following titles offered by The Company are collectively referred to as “The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game”:
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL MONSTERS Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL Saikyo Battle Royale!! Ikuzo! GO RUSH!!
■ Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Day Collection
GAME PLAY VIDEOS, ETC.
“Game Play Videos, etc.” refers to the following
■ Videos and screenshots of the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game” being played.
■ Videos and screenshots of actual products of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL and other Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Titles (such as unboxing videos and collection introduction videos)
WHO IS COVERED BY THESE GUIDELINES
These guidelines are intended for individual Customers.
Only Customers residing in Japan can post videos of themselves playing The Game. If you are a member of a corporation or other organization and wish to submit videos of you playing The Game, please contact us using the application form.
WHAT KIND OF GAME PLAY VIDEOS, ETC. CAN BE POSTED
Customers may post Game Play Videos, etc. based on these guidelines. Additionally, when posting Game Play Videos, etc. you may use images designated by Our Company along with Screenshots of the Game in the Thumbnails accompanying such Game Play Videos, etc.
Material (Logos) That Can Be Used For Posting
Notes on using “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game” materials
Please do not use them for anything other than “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game” Play Videos
When using the logo, please position it so that the entire logo is visible without changing the aspect ratio. (Please do not use a layout that cuts off the image).
Please note that if you wish to use the intellectual property of a third party other than The Company in your Game Play Video, Etc., you will need to obtain separate permissions for such use from said third party.
Please make sure that you have updated your software to the latest version before taking videos of playing digital products that fall under The Game.
Please delete your posts Game Play Videos, etc. immediately upon request from The Company, regardless of whether or not they fall under any of the prohibited activities stipulated in these guidelines.
If The Company requests you a specified display or representation, etc. be performed with respect to the Game Play Video, Etc., you, the Customer, must comply with the request and display, etc. in the location designated by The Company.
EDITING OF GAME PLAY VIDEOS, ETC.
The Game Play Videos, Etc. that you post can be edited, processed and combine the video with your face and voiced for so-called game commentary. However, please observe the following conditions:
■ Do not single out or extract some of the elements included in The Game, such as background music or character images.
■ The rights of third parties shall not be infringed by the processing or editing of the Game Play Video, Etc.
■ In addition, please do not excessively edit or process things in such a way that would prevent a proper understanding of The Game.
SITES YOU CAN POST TO
You can post your Game Play Videos, Etc. on the following websites:
■ Facebook
■ ニコニコ動画/ニコニコ生放送 (Nico Nico Douga/Nico Nico Namahoso)
■ OPENREC.tv
■ Twitch
■ YouTube
■ Mirrativ
■ TwitCasting
■ Instagram
■ TikTok
■ SHOWROOM
■ Threads
■ 17LIVE
Only screenshots can be posted to the following websites. Please note it is acceptable to post links to videos posted on YouTube to these sites.
■ Discord
■ X
Eligible websites will be updated as needed.
PROHIBITED ITEMS WHEN SUBMITTING GAME PLAY VIDEOS, ETC.
The following actions are prohibited when You, The Customer, post a Game Play Video, etc.
■ Submissions for commercial purposes. However, monetization using the system of the posted video distribution site shall not be considered a commercial purpose, as long as it is interpreted in accordance with these guidelines.
■ Use for advertising other products, services or companies, etc.
■ Posting for the purposes of defamation or anti-social activities.
■ Posting for the purpose of religious or political activities.
■ Including content that violates public order and morality or combining it with illegal information.
■ The submission includes elements we, The Company, have not publicly disclosed, such as the results of modifying or analyzing of The Game.
■ Misleading the public that there is any commission from The Company or affiliation with The Company, even if there is no such commission or affiliation with The Company.
■ Unauthorized reproductions of videos or screenshots created by a third party other than The Customer.
REGARDING GAME PLAY VIDEOS, ETC. THAT VIOLATE THESE GUIDELINES
We, The Company, accept reports of Game Play Videos that violate these guidelines through the following contact point (we do not respond to reports regarding the results, etc.)
OTHER
■ The Company will not compensate you for any damages caused to you as a result of your posting Game Play Videos, Etc. based on these guidelines.
■ The Company does not respond to inquiries regarding the interpretation of these guidelines.
■ Some of The Game contains music under the purview of JASRAC . For videos that contain said JASRAC managed music, YouTube may send a notification to you, the poster of The Game Play Video, etc. that a copyright claim has been filed. This does not claim copyright infringement, so there is no need to remove The Game Play Video, etc. Please check here for further details.
■ These guidelines are subject to change without notice. Please check the latest version each time you submit a video.
■ We may introduce your submitted Game Play Videos on our YouTube Channel, Official Website, and Official X Account. Thank you for your understanding of this in advance.
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As an editorial note, Ikeda Yoshimasa, a card game designer and industry expert, notes most of this is pretty banal and is less about heavily restricting so much as erasing the gray zone of posting videos and screenshots, and is essentially Konami in Japan giving a thumbs up to what people have been doing.
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2 Comments
Makes me wonder when they’ll start applying these kind of guidelines worldwide. I know it’s only for customers in Japan currently, but it feels like it’s only a matter of time before Konami of America and Konami of Europe apply this as well
They don’t really need this kind of guidelines worldwide.
Japanese companies release them because Japan does not really have equivalent of Fair Use or similar laws. Any fan creations exist mostly based on unspoken social contracts and this kind of guidelines.
This is why also why public in Japan is so serious about not making anything against guidelines or company’s business – the company may go full scorched earth on fans. Someone streaming pirated copy of old Pokemon game may end with Nintendo stopping ppl from streaming all their games.