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Asset Usage Permission Rules Relating to Dead Accounts


xxxMrSlenderman

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Hello all,

 

Am I allowed to use assets from a mod which was uploaded by a dead account (as in the user no longer logs in to their account anymore, for whatever reason)?

 

What are the rules pertaining to this? I understand protection of an author's work, but at the same time if they no longer use the account to receive my request and reply to it, where do the asset usage rules stand? I feel like it'd be a huge hindrance to modders who want to use assets from a mod but then never be allowed to simply because the account is dead and the author cannot "give permission".

 

The reason I ask is because I have sent a request to a mod author, have been waiting on a response, and then suddenly thought of this.

 

I obviously intend to give credit where credit is due, but I hope my mod is not hindered (or worse, completely ruined) simply because someone decided to quit using nexus.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Doesn't matter if the account is dead or not. If the assets in that author's mod isn't up for usage or reupload in your mod, then it's a no-go. You need explicit permission from the author in question for his/her mod assets before you can upload your mod.

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Unless their permissions explicitly specify that their assets are free to use, by default you should assume that permission is denied.

In this community, permissions must be explicit.

 

See the relevant rule in the Terms of Service:

 

"All files uploaded must have been created by the uploader or used with permission from the original author of the content. Such permission must be indicated in the Readme text attached to the file and/or on the Description page (or in the Description field for images), and must be obtained in advance, before uploading the file. If you cannot provide proof of consent then your file will be removed and your account is likely to be banned."

 

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

 

That's really disappointing

 

Or really heartening to the people who entrust this site with keeping the fruits of their hardwork safe.

 

Or disappointing to people who have started a huge project and realised they need something they can't get. I feel like the rule should be, no uploads for two years or some crazy long thing to make sure the account is dead.

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That's really disappointing

 

Or really heartening to the people who entrust this site with keeping the fruits of their hardwork safe.

 

Or disappointing to people who have started a huge project and realised they need something they can't get. I feel like the rule should be, no uploads for two years or some crazy long thing to make sure the account is dead.

 

 

Of course you do, because it would benefit yourself while screwing over someone else. But it's all good so long as they don't know, right? Except all the other mod authors will know, see and potentially feel less inclined to share their original work because of it but yeah, lets get that one thing for you right now, so much more important.

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That's really disappointing

 

Or really heartening to the people who entrust this site with keeping the fruits of their hardwork safe.

 

Or disappointing to people who have started a huge project and realised they need something they can't get. I feel like the rule should be, no uploads for two years or some crazy long thing to make sure the account is dead.

 

 

Of course you do, because it would benefit yourself while screwing over someone else. But it's all good so long as they don't know, right? Except all the other mod authors will know, see and potentially feel less inclined to share their original work because of it but yeah, lets get that one thing for you right now, so much more important.

 

That's not what I meant. There should be SOME way to contact the author. What if they made something so incredible nobody could duplicate it to use it? Like figuring out how to mod jump height without SKSE ^>.<^

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That's really disappointing

 

Or really heartening to the people who entrust this site with keeping the fruits of their hardwork safe.

 

Or disappointing to people who have started a huge project and realised they need something they can't get. I feel like the rule should be, no uploads for two years or some crazy long thing to make sure the account is dead.

 

 

Of course you do, because it would benefit yourself while screwing over someone else. But it's all good so long as they don't know, right? Except all the other mod authors will know, see and potentially feel less inclined to share their original work because of it but yeah, lets get that one thing for you right now, so much more important.

 

That's not what I meant. There should be SOME way to contact the author. What if they made something so incredible nobody could duplicate it to use it? Like figuring out how to mod jump height without SKSE ^>.<^

 

 

What means of communication could be used?

 

There are plenty of contact options in the user's profile page, but that doesn't mean the user necessarily has things like Skype, and even if they did, there's no guarantee the contact options would be up-to-date.

 

Thing is, once a modder has left the scene, it's entirely up to them what happens with the content they've uploaded, and there's nothing that will change that.

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If the reason you want permission is for a major bug fix or something, you can try asking the staff directly if you can have an 'exemption' of sorts, where you provide credit and agree to remove the mod if the author ever returns and asks you to, no questions asked. There is precedent for this in a number of spots where mod authors have been banned or moved on but people were allowed you host fixed for their files etc under these conditions if the cause is major (Look at Sharlikans patches)

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