Nexus Vs Steam Workshop. A warning for Modders

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You know what, I hope steam does rape the nexus of all it's mods, and claims copyright.

 

I just saw one smartass ask if blame666 had express permission to use the escaflowne music, and I'm also guessing he blew the whistle, on a REALLY harmless mod that incorporated the theme music from said anime into the theme music for skyrim. The mod is currently under review, and I'm guessing that it's going to be taken down, meanwhile other files like GLAMDRING from LOTOR, zoidberg mudcrabs, marvel character faces on dragon priest masks, and many others, stay here just because they're doing well.

 

Like the f***ing company would even respond if he attempted to contact them, let alone trying to find out who and where to call for such permission. They more than likely wouldn't even f***ing understand what he was trying to ask of them, wouldn't take him seriously, and wouldn't even bother to email or mail him permission to use the music.

 

Apparently the nexus supports sopa, pipa, and acta, because this is the same type of double standard they incorporate. The fact is, gifts don't make the company money, so they get butt-hurt about that and claim that someone "stole" it, when we all damn well know that if someone buys the f***ing product and decides to give it to someone, that should be their f***ing right to do whatever they want with it since they purchased it, apart from claiming that it's YOUR music that you made.

 

If the admins of this site really feel like he's done something wrong, go ahead and ban me from the nexus in general, because that's just f***ing stupid.

This may be the reason modders should try to either use (l)GPL'ed/creative commons content in their mods? I admit it's fun to see a mod that uses copyrighted material,

but it causes a lot of hassle because of the copyrighted material. I wouldn't touch it with a stick.

Back on topic: getting along with steam is Bethesda's decision, not ours. While a lot ofplayers seem to disagree with that, this fact remains and will (probably) not change.

So live with it. The CK is on it's way, let's just see if we can use it without being tied to the steam workshop, and let the Nexus, or it's modders and users, not be caught in the copyright entanglement.

Edited February 6, 2012 by channel0