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RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 16:42
by jcd
You will never taste Hitler ice cream.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 16:44
by Goblin_Hammer
Rand wrote: ↑
February 26th, 2024, 16:34
It's not legally binding, though.
I can dig up and show you American courts declaring American EULAs legally invalid or unenforceable.
It's the court that is the actor, the EULA is nothing but the company's demands. And those demands are often beyond what the law allows.
But what about ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, where the court held the EULA was an enforceable contract?
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 16:47
by jcd
Naruto had one too. For clarity, he is NOT an Aryan Brotherhood member.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 16:57
by ANONYMOUS_FRI3ND
But I tasted ice cream "Poor Jew", "Obama" and "Ukrainian" (хохол - is an offensive name for a Ukrainian, I don't know how to translate it into English).
I even tasted "American" and "Big Brother" ice cream.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 17:23
by The_Mask
That Bleach stuff was pretty controversial at the time. And that's how I learned it was also a religious symbol.
Pretty interesting how imagery is used for both propaganda and mass manipulation.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 17:31
by twig
I see this falsehood being repeated. Derivative works can have their own license terms (as long as they fall under copyright). Fair use applies, and even works that violate others' terms can have their own licensing terms.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 18:46
by Mondain
twig wrote: ↑
February 26th, 2024, 17:31
I see this falsehood being repeated. Derivative works can have their own license terms (as long as they
fall under copyright). Fair use applies, and even works that violate others' terms can have their own licensing terms.
Not unauthorized derivative works.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 19:12
by Nammu Archag
twig wrote: ↑
February 26th, 2024, 17:31
I see this falsehood being repeated. Derivative works can have their own license terms (as long as they
fall under copyright). Fair use applies, and even works that violate others' terms can have their own licensing terms.
Fair use in most cases does not apply to modding. It is only tolerated by the grace of the owner of the IP.
https://kblroche.com/thinking-before-mo ... 's%20scope. If a rights-owner stated no modifications whatsoever to their work then they can freely DMCA anyone who does not comply.
It is certainly possible but unlikely that a mod (whether free, only shared with your friends, or a parody) may be found to be a fair use under the so-named Fair Use Doctrine. Fair Use is used to argue that certain infringement is OK because it is, say, educational, satirical, or non-commercial. A mod, free or not, would still involve a modder’s use of copyrighted material to create a derivative work, and would most likely be outside of Fair Use’s scope.
Fair use just isn't a real justification if the developer decides to not tolerate the modification of its work. You may be able to take it to court and use that as a defense, but it completely depends upon the decision of that specific court itself, which would unlikely be in the defendant's favor given that most big games have pretty well-defined legal clauses. Essentially, there is no guarantee that fair use would work, as it is a largely vague and subjective metric in the first place. It mainly applies to factual content like news articles or general information, fictional works are typically less protected.
https://cdas.com/fair-use-in-gaming-con ... -creators/
Doesn't help either that the reality is most people can't even afford to get to that point in the first place.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 19:58
by twig
You're right, and I'm wrong. According to wikipedia,
Copyright ownership in a derivative work attaches only if the derivative work is lawful, because of a license or other "authorization." The U.S. Copyright Office says in its circular on derivative works:
In any case where a copyrighted work is used without the permission of the copyright owner, copyright protection will not extend to any part of the work in which such material has been used unlawfully.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 21:14
by Rand
Goblin_Hammer wrote: ↑
February 26th, 2024, 16:44
Rand wrote: ↑
February 26th, 2024, 16:34
It's not legally binding, though.
I can dig up and show you American courts declaring American EULAs legally invalid or unenforceable.
It's the court that is the actor, the EULA is nothing but the company's demands. And those demands are often beyond what the law allows.
But what about ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, where the court held the EULA was an enforceable contract?
I hope you're shitposting.
RPGHQ stands in solidarity with NexusMods on the topic of offensive content
Posted: February 26th, 2024, 21:53
by Lord of Riva
I was misinformed as well
appreciated,