Not only is he copying the exe file, property of Ubi, who expressly forbid deconstruction, but he is distributing it freely on the Internet. We're not talking about a gray area here, it's as black as the inside of a closet.
Whether it results in something useful or not has nothing to do with whether it is right. This is wrong on several levels and permitting it to continue in a Subsim forum puts Subsim on the line as endorsing pilferage.
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It is not permitted:
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- To modify the Multimedia Product or create any derived work,
- To create or distribute unauthorised levels and/or scenarios,
- To decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Multimedia Product.
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So this is in clear violation of two thirds of the above, plus he is distributing Ubi's product for free after illegally modifying it. If I were a Subsim potentate, I'd deep-six this two weeks ago and delete the entire thread.
"And WHAT do we do with witches?????"
"BURN!!!!"
We who mod can do so only because Ubi lets us live. The only one who needs to be consulted is Ubi. If they don't like it, whether it's legal or not, we shouldn't permit it. If we refuse to be resolute, then Ubi will prohibit any modding of future products. THAT is something we don't want to see. I advise sterilization with great prejudice.
