Question about Archiving a mod that was deleted

[dwantthis]

My question is quite simple. I want to upload a mod to the Nexus, however I did not make this mod and don't want to risk my account being banned. Before you stop reading and get mad at me please keep reading.

 

I have no intention of taking credit for this mod and will credit everyone I can. The reason I want to upload it in the first place is because the original source for the mod was a forum that has since been deleted.

 

I will explain what the mod is. It is a trainer for Devil May Cry 4. If you know anything about DMC4 you know how important these trainers are, all the top DMC4 players used these to practice by doing things like disabling the timer in bloody palace or skipping to certain floors of bloody palace to fight bosses. It was so important I don't want it to be lost to time. Supposedly there is a guy hosting the download on Mega but the problem is what if he stops paying for mega and the download is lost.

 

A similar thing happened for DMC Devil May Cry, those mods were so important that the original developers took inspiration from them, now the forum they were hosted on is gone forever.

 

I want to upload this really important mod to the Nexus which is more stable and won't be going away any time soon.

[showler]

Can you contact the author? Has the author ever expressed their opinion on re-hosting the mod?

[Norman73Spear]

You need permission from the Original Author. If the Author is no where to be found then i would put first in description that the mod is not yours and the Author is Awol, (but make sure they are) then add if the Author returns and they care then you will have to remove the mod. Authors name and full credit to them.

[dwantthis]

You need permission from the Original Author. If the Author is no where to be found then i would put first in description that the mod is not yours and the Author is Awol, (but make sure they are) then add if the Author returns and they care then you will have to remove the mod. Authors name and full credit to them.

If the author reuploads it I would take it down. I have the mod for myself I have nothing to gain by reuploading it. I just want other people to be able to play with it. Also yes if I upload it the first line in the description will say it is not mine.

[showler]

I believe Nexus policy is that lack of permission means no permission. You can't put the onus on the author to come and make an objection.

[TheVampireDante]

From the upload section of our site terms:

 

 

Submission of existing user-submitted content without obtaining permission from the original author(s) of said content is strictly prohibited.

 

 

Proper credit to the original author(s) must be given unless the author(s) has/have specified that credit is not necessary. Please, be aware that the mere accreditation of an author is no substitute for receiving explicit permission to upload or modify someone else’s content.

 

https://help.nexusmods.com/article/28-file-submission-guidelines

 

In short: As others have said, if you have no prior permission from the original author (and can show us) do not upload. It will be removed.