cyberhoundMkII Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Related question, might be stupid, bare with me: If I put up a mod with Fallout 1 music in it, would it be taken down too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinraStrife Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakaraPRG Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Fair enough points....sad days. Generally I would think a company would be happy to have people use my products as a kind of advertisement for my product so long as they weren't profiting off it with out paying me. *Shrugs* Makes me all sad face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand.You do not need to profit for it to be copyright infringement. There are a lot of misconceptions about copyright as I have learned as a moderator. :rolleyes: Link to a good site on copyright law in the US, Ten Common Copyright Myths.http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/copy_myths.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinraStrife Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Fair enough points....sad days. Generally I would think a company would be happy to have people use my products as a kind of advertisement for my product so long as they weren't profiting off it with out paying me. *Shrugs* Makes me all sad face. Yep. When I saw the article about the MBL getting all steamed over the red sox uniform mod I was like why even make an issue over it? Sure he used your uniforms looks without permission but its free product placement for you. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGrievous Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Fair enough points....sad days. Generally I would think a company would be happy to have people use my products as a kind of advertisement for my product so long as they weren't profiting off it with out paying me. *Shrugs* Makes me all sad face. Yep. When I saw the article about the MBL getting all steamed over the red sox uniform mod I was like why even make an issue over it? Sure he used your uniforms looks without permission but its free product placement for you. Oh well. As I mentioned earlier, a major league basball team is a large enough brand that they don't need free advertising. Hell, they charge people big money for clothing with their logos on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Related question, might be stupid, bare with me: If I put up a mod with Fallout 1 music in it, would it be taken down too?Unfortunately often they have licensed stuff just for use in that one game - music is one example. (Yes, I know FO1 is not a Beth title, however the same reasoning applies)You might check to see if the music you want is available under public domain. Here are some siteshttp://www.pdinfo.com/http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/public-domain/http://pubdomain.com/http://freepd.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakaraPRG Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Fair enough points....sad days. Generally I would think a company would be happy to have people use my products as a kind of advertisement for my product so long as they weren't profiting off it with out paying me. *Shrugs* Makes me all sad face. Yep. When I saw the article about the MBL getting all steamed over the red sox uniform mod I was like why even make an issue over it? Sure he used your uniforms looks without permission but its free product placement for you. Oh well. As I mentioned earlier, a major league basball team is a large enough brand that they don't need free advertising. Hell, they charge people big money for clothing with their logos on it. Right, I would understand if Bethesda created the mod. Even why it was taken out of the original game as yea...Bethesda is a company using another company logo. But in this case it would be the equivalent of someone painting the Red Sox Logo on the wall of their garage. Would they contact their lawyers over that? If so....why? they are only hurting their own fans. I understand legally they have the right, I'm just saying it's a little silly to enforce it in this case. It doesn't really harm anyone and Bethesda didn't push this mod, nor is this mod leaning on any sort of market the Red Sox are currently selling official MLB versions of mods for video games. Nor could they in this case with out getting rights to sell their mod unless Bethesda gave em the go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinraStrife Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Correct me if I'm wrong but the copywrite would only be an issue if the modder was profiting from these mods correct? I mean the company(nintendo) could issue a cease and desist if they like which you would be bound to listen to. But so long as he wasn't profiting from the mod I'm not sure there would be much of an issue. BUT....better safe then sorry for the website which I understand. You can profit through donations. Besides copyright protects the ideas of creative people aswell, not just profitable works. Fair enough points....sad days. Generally I would think a company would be happy to have people use my products as a kind of advertisement for my product so long as they weren't profiting off it with out paying me. *Shrugs* Makes me all sad face. Yep. When I saw the article about the MBL getting all steamed over the red sox uniform mod I was like why even make an issue over it? Sure he used your uniforms looks without permission but its free product placement for you. Oh well. As I mentioned earlier, a major league basball team is a large enough brand that they don't need free advertising. Hell, they charge people big money for clothing with their logos on it. Right, I would understand if Bethesda created the mod. Even why it was taken out of the original game as yea...Bethesda is a company using another company logo. But in this case it would be the equivalent of someone painting the Red Sox Logo on the wall of their garage. Would they contact their lawyers over that? If so....why? they are only hurting their own fans. I understand legally they have the right, I'm just saying it's a little silly to enforce it in this case. It doesn't really harm anyone and Bethesda didn't push this mod, nor is this mod leaning on any sort of market the Red Sox are currently selling official MLB versions of mods for video games. Nor could they in this case with out getting rights to sell their mod unless Bethesda gave em the go ahead. My guess is the MBL think of it as a slippery slope; one guy does it and suddenly everyones using your materials. Edited November 25, 2015 by ShinraStrife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakaraPRG Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 My guess is the MBL think of it as a slippery slope; one guy does it and suddenly everyones using your materials. I suppose....but I guess If I was the owner of the team I would say....that is why I have you on retainer 365 to actually get the ones that ARE hurting us ;-) *laugh* But then I'm just that kind of jerk :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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