Kpt. Lehmann |
09-13-06 03:57 PM |
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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann
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Originally Posted by oRGy
I'd point out that unless the GW team have express permission from the copyright holders of those music pieces, it is illegal to distribute them with the GW mod.
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Kind of like the Das Boot sound elements in your mod right? (Improved U-boat 1.2) ... or the ones in NYGM.. or any other mod that uses Das Boot imagery. Many of the big modders here have pushed right into the "grey area" including yourself.
Your versions of IUb also use a Das Boot periscope movie sequence by W_Clear. (That I had the pleasure of working on with him more than a year ago...)
Were you granted legal permission to use Das Boot footage? ...Or were you doing it for the love of the game for no profit like the rest of us.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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To oRgy and all concerned...
Strictly speaking, you may be correct. However, using tracks and video segments in mods is pretty common practice (for example, you use tracks and video from Das Boot in your Iub 1.2). Also, GW and GWX are not a commercial enterprises, so we are not selling the tracks any more than they are sold through the radio. If the copyright owner objects, we would gladly remove the tracks.
In the meantime we are more than happy to ensure that proper crediting and reference to the full original works is given... so that users may be able to find and buy more than the little teasers they get from us.
What we have done in the end is nothing more than give these guys free advertising, and helped sell their product.
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