vram1974 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Copyright for video game mods is a joke. MLB being the worst example. Fortunately these mods have a way of staying on the internet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGrievous Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) In general I find that mods with content under copyright only get taken down if someone with an actual relation to the mods copyright complains that its there. I guess some stuff might fall under fair-use, being for free and mostly parody. If a mod with such content is still up its because nobody has complained about it. Edited November 23, 2015 by LordGrievous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Copyright for video game mods is a joke.Unfortunately the copyright lawyers don't see it that way. For them it is how they make a very good living. We;; over 90% of the people they sue settle out of court for a lot less than they first ask. Why would they settle? Because the lawyer they tried to hire to defends them told them its much cheaper to pay a settlement than go to court where they will lose. But as part of the settlement deal you are not allowed to tell anyone. That makes it easier for them to rip off the next sucker they catch violating copyright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vram1974 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Copyright for video game mods is a joke.Unfortunately the copyright lawyers don't see it that way. For them it is how they make a very good living. We;; over 90% of the people they sue settle out of court for a lot less than they first ask. Why would they settle? Because the lawyer they tried to hire to defends them told them its much cheaper to pay a settlement than go to court where they will lose. But as part of the settlement deal you are not allowed to tell anyone. That makes it easier for them to rip off the next sucker they catch violating copyright. It's sad because Red Sox fans would love to mod the logo into the game as a tribute to the team but bloodsucking lawyers kill the joy in it. A missed opportunity of free advertising doesn't seem to negate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGrievous Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Copyright for video game mods is a joke.Unfortunately the copyright lawyers don't see it that way. For them it is how they make a very good living. We;; over 90% of the people they sue settle out of court for a lot less than they first ask. Why would they settle? Because the lawyer they tried to hire to defends them told them its much cheaper to pay a settlement than go to court where they will lose. But as part of the settlement deal you are not allowed to tell anyone. That makes it easier for them to rip off the next sucker they catch violating copyright. It's sad because Red Sox fans would love to mod the logo into the game as a tribute to the team but bloodsucking lawyers kill the joy in it. A missed opportunity of free advertising doesn't seem to negate that. When you're dealing with a brand as famous as that you're more using them to promote yourself than you are promoting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That red sox thing was a knee jerk reaction by some lawyer or company flunky that has no clue. But now that they have drawn that line, they will not back down claiming it is 'a matter of principle.'Instead they will be parodied as Rad Sox or Red Schlocks. They should have accepted the original as a form of fair use and left it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehiddenedge Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The mods page may be gone, but I still found it here.. http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/602/?I think it was everything in data\sound\fx\bullets\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginofavara Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I dont understand how gunfire sounds could be copyrighted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephatrine Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) The modder has a YouTube video up not only showing the effect but also with a working download in the description. Claims the mod and his acct were banned "for no reason". I'd imagine if it was a copyright thing, he'd just come out and say it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3eQaOVnGfU Edited November 23, 2015 by Nephatrine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero1n Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) eh yeah, same happend to me by a vats sound replacer with 2 duke nukem sayings.fun fact was that the soundfiles i used were free to use.but it still got removed. due to copyright reasons... whatever, not a biggie.even replaced my gore textures with copyright free and permission to use textures,..hell even purchased some from stocks to have full right of use.but then i look trough the mods availible....:and lmao ! adidas, pepsi, skittles, cornflakes, movie actors, movie themes/pics, marlboro cigarettes etc.well played nxs. Edited November 23, 2015 by Nero1n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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