Future Modding of SH3 when SH5 is released

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Originally Posted by Stoker

"There are no plans to make one, because the official release of SH5 is becoming close. When SH5 is released, it is very likely that all modders for SH3 will be asked by Ubisoft to stop supporting SH3. This is what happened to the 'Pacific Aces' team of SH2 when SH4 was released. Since Ubisoft owns the copyrights of the original games, they have every right to make this request".

If this request does indeed happen, and given all the bombshells coming out about SH5 (only VII boats,War ends 1943,DRM etc), are there any modders out there who will honour this request?. Any views?

I am not sure what international law says on copyrights and property, but in my opinion, if you have bought a game, you own it as your private property; thus, you can do whatever you want with it as long as you don't use it to gain financial benefits. So, I think that Ubisoft did not have a right to ask that, and modders have every right not to obey if they are asked to stop. Modding a game is a process that you do with something that you own, and sharing a mod without gaining financial profits is completely legal.

I am not really a lawyer, and I don't have to be right, but I think that's how things are..