[fasterik]

Fair use means exactly the opposite of what you're saying. Companies who own IP can't do whatever they want. If use of a copyrighted work is transformative, it falls under fair use. It's true that it's up to the courts to decide whether specific works are transformative, but that doesn't justify game companies abusing individual content creators who don't have the financial means to defend themselves.

[dragonwriter]

> If use of a copyrighted work is transformative, it falls under fair use.

Not necessarily. Being transformative may weigh in favor of fair use, but it isn’t automatically fair use.