I’ve been emailed a lot with questions similar to this one that appeared on the LibGaming google group.
I do have the question of whether there are legalities of using
Nintendo images/wallpaper images (located throughout their website) for our first upcoming gaming event?
Eli Neiburger chimes in with a great response:
You are in the clear. I was told by GolinHarris, Nintendo’s Marketing Firm, that using their Intellectual Property in promotional materials for a free library event is allowed and legal. You are promoting their products. They love that. =) There is no legal issue here. This is allowed, and even encouraged, by the rightsholders. Let me know if you have any other questions about this!
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You may want those gaming folks know that they can create Wii Avitars at http://www.miieditor.com/ Right now you cannot import them to your Wii, but it might happen one day. And it would be a great exercise or thing to have running while others are gaming.
cool!