[Wulfmann]

After dozens of threads on this that were at best sand box fights I am impressed by a more civil and intellectual series of constructive responses of the topic.

First, I believe we can all agree despite what the read me said and/or infers Ubi has made a number of statements that encourage making mods even requesting them.

That leads me to believe this is a standard read me cover all bases to be used when we can apply it user agreement.

However the fact they have instigated it in the agreement gives them at least some advantage.
What I mean is unless someone can prove and is willing to do so in a court of law UBI can exercise its right to claim any file it owns that has been modified still belongs to them and not the modifier.

This control seems to allow them to ax any mod they consider detrimental to future releases like a Pacific Mod but aside from that I can not remember them making any complaint about any mod.

Then, of course, the fact they have a user’s agreement that retains the ownership of modified files allows them to authorize use by X-1.
If I read this right X-1 could have gone bananas on using whatever they wanted but (in the new Med release) only made a few additions that may have actually been unintentional.
I know they have hired or acquired mods from people here that asked it be unannounced.
Is it possible a few honest mistakes were made?
Is it possible, don’t get mad now, we’re doing really good, but if the read me has merit can you see UBI allowing X-1 to use SH3 files it owns and if that means the modified versions then couldn’t X-1 legally use any and all files including Greywolves and or NYGM?
As morally wrong as this would be and I know they have no such plans the fact might be they could have been really mean if they wanted.
Or, am I mistaken????
I am not asking for right and wrong opinions or WWJD as we all know these free mods made the game much better and using them without permission is plain wrong.
Let us keep that as a basic premise that any unauthorized commercial use of any free mod would wrong.
However, what is the legal opinion?
Forget WWJD and ask what would Johnny Cochran do!
Wulfmann