Modding Ethic/Courtesy Rules (Agreed)

Ducimus · 05-19-07, 07:39 PM

I have, and will always reiterate the following, regardless:

1.) Include a permissions in your readme. along the lines of "You may use this mod provided you credit the source, or "you may not use this mod without my expressed permission."

2.) Abide by the permissions written in the readme. Its right there in black and white for all to see. No ambiguity, no he said, she said, no BS.

3.) No plagurism. See rule number 1.

As an aside, a minor reality check:

The reality is you really have no control over who does what with your mods, especially after you post it on the internet, which essentually makes it public domain. All this talk bout rights, copyrights, etc. doesnt mean anything when you look at cold hard reality. You post a mod on the internet under a usehandle ( a false name), retaining anonmymity.

So who the hell is "userhandle" anyway? Is there any legality to that as a known entity? Anybody could be "userhandle". You could create "userhandle" on the offical forums, post a mod there, and be an entirely different person.

And whats to say your mod posted here, isn't reposted on the offical forums, and then borrowed by localized forums accross the world, and then 6 months from now you hear about a bavarian version of your mod posted " by anotherUserhandle"?

Thats all i have to say about this, as i have nothing further to add.

05-19-07, 07:39 PM	#11
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I have, and will always reiterate the following, regardless: 1.) Include a permissions in your readme. along the lines of "You may use this mod provided you credit the source, or "you may not use this mod without my expressed permission." 2.) Abide by the permissions written in the readme. Its right there in black and white for all to see. No ambiguity, no he said, she said, no BS. 3.) No plagurism. See rule number 1. As an aside, a minor reality check: The reality is you really have no control over who does what with your mods, especially after you post it on the internet, which essentually makes it public domain. All this talk bout rights, copyrights, etc. doesnt mean anything when you look at cold hard reality. You post a mod on the internet under a usehandle ( a false name), retaining anonmymity. So who the hell is "userhandle" anyway? Is there any legality to that as a known entity? Anybody could be "userhandle". You could create "userhandle" on the offical forums, post a mod there, and be an entirely different person. And whats to say your mod posted here, isn't reposted on the offical forums, and then borrowed by localized forums accross the world, and then 6 months from now you hear about a bavarian version of your mod posted " by anotherUserhandle"? Thats all i have to say about this, as i have nothing further to add.