Modding ILLEGAL?

[StealthicKhaos]

I heard SOME parts for modding Fallout 3 is illegal. Can anyone tell me all the parts of illegal modding/downloading for Fallout 3?

 

:thanks:

[JimboUK]

Don't use non community made assets from other games, that includes Oblivion and Morrowind.

[StealthicKhaos]

Is that it?

[buddah]

With few exceptions, utilizing assets from other games, media is prohibited.

 

Exceptions:

 

Music or other copyrighted materials that have fallen into the public domain. Normal copyright protection is for a period of 25 years and may be extended for another 25 years. Generally if it is over 50 years old it is in the public domain and can be used.

 

The other known exceptions are the mesh and texture assets from S.T.A.L.K.E.R., these have permissions from their creators to be ported and used in other games, with the proviso that it be not for profit.

 

Buddah

[StealthicKhaos]

Alright, thanks. :thumbsup:

[Guest]

With few exceptions, utilizing assets from other games, media is prohibited.

 

Exceptions:

 

Music or other copyrighted materials that have fallen into the public domain. Normal copyright protection is for a period of 25 years and may be extended for another 25 years. Generally if it is over 50 years old it is in the public domain and can be used.

 

The other known exceptions are the mesh and texture assets from S.T.A.L.K.E.R., these have permissions from their creators to be ported and used in other games, with the proviso that it be not for profit.

 

Buddah

 

Which country is that for?

In much of Europe and many other countries, copyright protection extends for the life of the author plus 50 or 70 years IIRC. It's presumably more complicated in some countries.

 

In the US (See 17 U.S.C. §§ 300-305):

For works created after 1/1/1978 it's life + 70 for works created by individual authors. For works for hire (made by employees - most commercial games will be in this category), the term is 95 years for published works or 120 for unpublished works.

 

For older works governed by the 1909 Copyright Act protection was allowed for 2 28 year terms, for a total of 56 years. Later legislation extended protection on works under the 1909 act to a total of 95 years, so basically any copyright that hadn't expired as of 1/1/1978 is still good.

 

Sound recordings are screwy, since there wasn't any federal copyright protection for them until 1972. However, there are often two copyrights on any piece of recorded music: one for the recording, and one for the music (so before 1972 the songwriter got a federal copyright but the performer didn't). Also, many (most/all?) states have state copyright protection for older sound recordings, so you'd need a license for that too. In some states copyright protection for sound recordings is perpetual, so it won't expire for recordings from before 2/15/1972 until 2/15/2067 when current federal law cuts off state copyright for sound recordings. This makes music really messy, since even recordings from before 1922 may still have a copyright on them.

[Lucidx]

It doesnt matter...

Just DONT use Copywrited material in your mods UNLESS the copywrite owner has given you permssion to use it.

[sesom]

It doesnt matter...

Just DONT use Copywrited material in your mods UNLESS the copywrite owner has given you permssion to use it.

 

Or use it only on your persoal computer and never ever give it free for download.