The creator of the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod CD Projekt recently hit with a DMCA strike has paused his Patreon page and pulled access to all his mods after receiving another strike from a different publisher.
Looks like the Ghostrunner developers also have an issue with paid mods running off their IP.
why should we follow the rules set out by game developers? The mods contain no copyrighted content, so legally the game devs don’t get a say, and nor should they. Should the creator of the gameboy screen light have made it for free? Should electricians have to check if the original construction crew for a house approves before changing the wiring?
The existence of modding communities is predicated in being communities first and foremost, not jobs or money making schemes. This behavior poisons the well, creating a toxic community that makes the mods inaccessible to those not willing to be nickel and dimed after already purchasing the game.
only because capitalism is toxic overall. But why apply this as a double standard for modders? Fan artists can do commissions. And communities which are not fandoms rarely have a stigma against money trading hands.
no fuck off paid modders, if you want money go make your own software or follow the rules
Eh? They did make their own software.
Would you be fine with a DMCA for BigPicture Beta or Virtual Desktop because they “interact” with various video games?
What about TeamViewer?
Same concept, this is just a “mod” instead of an executable. Which hilariously this could easily be.
why should we follow the rules set out by game developers? The mods contain no copyrighted content, so legally the game devs don’t get a say, and nor should they. Should the creator of the gameboy screen light have made it for free? Should electricians have to check if the original construction crew for a house approves before changing the wiring?
The existence of modding communities is predicated in being communities first and foremost, not jobs or money making schemes. This behavior poisons the well, creating a toxic community that makes the mods inaccessible to those not willing to be nickel and dimed after already purchasing the game.
only because capitalism is toxic overall. But why apply this as a double standard for modders? Fan artists can do commissions. And communities which are not fandoms rarely have a stigma against money trading hands.
He was literally given the option to take donations or commissions instead.
So what? Why is the business model of charging for access specifically a problem only for modders? It’s such a double standard.