A question to modders and scenario designers

Molon Labe · 01-16-07, 01:43 PM

I'm no expert in IP law, but I think that the way it works is that the IP owner (SCS) of the original work (DW) also owns the IP rights to derivative works (possibly including mods and missions). Lead Pursuit, for example, appropriated the work of many Falcon 4 modders as its own once it acquired the IP rights to Falcon--and it appears to have been legal.

But, since SCS has a healthy relationship with the DoD, I wouldn't be too worried about this allocation of rights to end up harming the DoD. And considering that the DoD gets the "real" database and has access to the same mission editor we do (if not a better one), I doubt there's much we make that they can't at least equal.

01-16-07, 01:43 PM	#5
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	I'm no expert in IP law, but I think that the way it works is that the IP owner (SCS) of the original work (DW) also owns the IP rights to derivative works (possibly including mods and missions). Lead Pursuit, for example, appropriated the work of many Falcon 4 modders as its own once it acquired the IP rights to Falcon--and it appears to have been legal. But, since SCS has a healthy relationship with the DoD, I wouldn't be too worried about this allocation of rights to end up harming the DoD. And considering that the DoD gets the "real" database and has access to the same mission editor we do (if not a better one), I doubt there's much we make that they can't at least equal. __________________