IDOL:UnderCode Fan Work Guidelines Permit AI Generation and Platform Monetization
The guidelines formalize a permissive stance on fan works, explicitly welcoming AI generation and platform monetization, in line with the project's goal of becoming a 'living IP' shaped by fan creativity.
Reporting from 1 source: PANORA.
PANDORA Inc. and L&L Victor Entertainment have published official fan work guidelines for their fan-participatory IP project IDOL:UnderCode. The guidelines broadly permit illustrations, manga, novels, videos, music, cosplay, and AI-generated content, and allow monetization through standard platform functions like YouTube ad revenue. The project launched TikTok LIVE on July 2.
The project began streaming on TikTok LIVE on July 2 with its five main characters, updating a 'main story' in real time. That same week, the official fan work guidelines were published, covering a wide range of genres including illustrations, manga, novels, music, videos, cosplay, and AI-generated or AI-assisted creations. The guidelines allow free arrangement of costumes, hairstyles, and original settings, and permit parodies and crossovers. Platform monetization functions such as YouTube ad revenue and X/TikTok creator monetization are allowed without individual application. The project is a joint development between PANDORA Inc. and L&L Victor Entertainment, themed around the contrast between the 'light' of idols and the 'undercode' of darkness behind it.
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