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Originally Posted by Wulfmann
Messenger, I am not sure if you understand one basic truth here, UBI is the author or owner of the authored work and holds the rights to them. They have given X-1 permission to modify the files of SH3 for an expansion package.
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Ubisoft has given them the permission to MOD the game like what Beery and Jones did. Saying Ubisoft authorized X1 Soft to make a 3rd party commercial expansion carries about as much weight as nothing since it is completely irrelevant to this issue. That simply means Ubisoft tolerates commercial mods. Using someone's work without permission for profit though, is stealing not modding. Even if you did the majority of the work, as long as someone's material has been used, you need to obtain permission and provide credits. As for my proof, see this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=40628
If that's not enough, try google.
I do have to admit though, the version analyzed in the thread is obviously not the latest one in the market. Thus we might never know what exactly is still there(or not there).