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Cyberpunk 2077 VR Modder Hit by Another DMCA Strike, Pauses Patreon, Pulls Access to All His Mods, and Declares He's 'Under Attack' (www.ign.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Looks like the Ghostrunner developers also have an issue with paid mods running off their IP.

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[–] 5 points 9 months ago (24 children)

I don't understand intellectual property

I'm asking from a place of curiosity, not a place of judgement. Have you ever created anything? A piece of art, poem or prose, a film, a program, etc?

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  • [–] 24 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I am an artist who is VERY anti-IP law. The system as it exists is evil and does far more harm than good. IP is not some holy grail that deserves protection when it can be so easily abused. I would rather have no IP law than the current system, but I'll settle for reforms.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I agree with this.

    That said, the prohibition of paid mods should be a cultural matter, not a legal one. It shouldn't be illegal, but we as a gaming community should refuse to engage with them as poor practice

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    yes

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  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Do you mind sharing what it was/is?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I have no idea what your question is getting at. I am a published artist but I pay my bills with unrelated W-2 work

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I said from the get go that I was asking from a place of curiosity not judgement. I wasn't "getting at" anything. It interests me to know what your stance is and how it might be informed. Congrats on being published, that's pretty cool.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I will extend the same question to you.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    I mostly write but have wanted to make a game for a while.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    I think that's the easy bit. For me at least.

    Any sort of artwork is expensive to commission though. And if you're born without a shred of artistic talent in your entire being, you ain't doing it yourself.

    So I've got some very broad strokes vision of a game I want to build and I haven't expanded on it further because I know I can't afford to make it.

    If I do decide to make it, I'd have to hire someone to do 3D modelling* at the very least. I don't see a world where that's feasible without copyright, because then I'd just be paying someone's salary (or commissions) and be out of pocket for it.

    * No, don't worry, I'm not thinking of yet another photorealistic-ish looking 3D game. More like something in the style of the 3D Zelda games or like some of the (MMO)RPGs of the 00s.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    So, what if I wrote a book and got it published, but it didn't sell well. Some big company copies it, puts a lot of effort in promoting it and it becomes a bestseller. I don't get any of the money for it, but they cite me as the original author. How is that fair?

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