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Thank you for the handwritten clues delivered by CTOnews.com netizens! CTOnews.com, October 24 (Xinhua)-- Nintendo today released guidelines for using Nintendo copyright materials in game tournaments, setting out the guidelines to be followed when hosting small non-profit game tournaments ("community tournaments"), which apply to community tournaments held in Japan or hosted by people living in Japan, which was officially launched on November 15.

Organizers can charge a maximum entry fee of 2000 yen (currently about 98 yuan) and a viewing fee of 1500 yen (currently about 73 yuan). Prizes of more than 500000 yen or designated items are not allowed.

CTOnews.com notes that community tournaments are subject to the following guidelines:

Community competitions must be small and non-commercial.

Unless expressly permitted in this guide, you may not receive compensation related to community competitions.

Adult organizers can charge participants in offline community competitions a maximum of 2000 yen per person (including tax).

Adult organizers can provide contestants with goods or services as prizes. However, cash, coupons, electronic money and other items similar to money, items with a total market value of more than 500000 yen including tax, and individually designated items cannot be offered as prizes. The total amount of prizes that an organizer can offer through community tournaments in the past year must be less than 1 million yen (including tax) (at market prices).

Adult organizers can charge viewers of offline community tournaments a viewing fee of up to 1500 yen per person, including tax.

In order to abide by the laws and regulations, the entry fees and viewing fees collected can only be used to pay for the preparation of the event, not for the purchase of prizes. In addition, please make sure that the total amount of entry fees and viewing fees charged does not exceed the total fee for setting up the event.

When collecting entry fees or spectator fees, the organizer must clearly inform the contestants and spectators that the entry fees or viewing fees collected will be used for the arrangement of the competition, and inform the contestants and spectators that the entry fees and viewing fees will be used for the preparation of the competition. Please immediately post all financial documents (including purchase fees) related to the cost of hosting the competition to a website or social networking site that anyone can view.

When holding community championships, you may not receive goods, services, money, etc., from sponsors and other third parties.

According to the Guide to the use of Nintendo copyright works in online Services, organizers can only earn income by posting videos, still images, etc. related to community competitions through their personal accounts with the prior consent of the contestants.

Organizers can use videos and pictures from Nintendo games in the following ways:

At the offline Community Championship venue, you can play Nintendo game clips on the screen (only after the official release).

Videos and screenshots taken from Nintendo games that have reached the official release date can be posted in community conference announcements.

All community tournaments are unofficial and organizers are not allowed to use Nintendo's copyrighted content in the following ways:

You may not imply that Nintendo participates in, sponsors or cooperates with community tournaments, or claims that the tournament is "official" or "approved" by Nintendo, contrary to the fact.

Community tournament names may include Nintendo's company name and logo, product and service names (such as game names), names used from Nintendo games (such as character names), and other Nintendo trademarks and intellectual property rights. You must not use any omissions or changes.

You may not use Nintendo trademarks or intellectual property rights, such as logos or character illustrations, in community tournament events or announcements unless the name of the game played in the community tournament is mentioned.

Nintendo games for community tournaments must have an official release date or an official release in Japan:

Pirated or modified versions of Nintendo games may not be used in community games.

Non-official Nintendo online game servers cannot be used for community games.

"individually designated items" content that cannot be used as a prize:

Goods or services that are illegal, inappropriate or contrary to public order and morality

Goods or services that infringe upon the rights of others

Goods and services that may give rise to unfair discrimination or misunderstanding

Highly gambling goods and services, such as gambling, sports betting and casinos

Products and services related to financial products and information products such as encrypted assets

Goods and services that are advertised or promoted involving politics, ideology, or belief.

Goods or services that may interfere with the normal operation of Nintendo products or services or impair their safety.

Products and services that have a negative impact on Nintendo business

Goods and services provided by people who sell or promote the above-mentioned goods and services.

Products and services that may affect health, such as drugs

Goods and services with age restrictions on the use of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, etc.

Goods and services for people who are older than the target age of game ratings used in community championships.

Weapons and imitation of weapons

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