Copyrights

[ERE_Friend]

I know mods are legal 'cus you're not selling them and making money, but what about any copyrighted material that is added to mod that wasn't part of the original game? Like the awesome music in BC or the video clips in TATW?

[General George Monck]

Dear Kschneides,

From what I know of copyright law the owner(s) of the copying rights to a sound, idea or image must grant their permission for its use in any profit making enterprise in addition to a royalty payment as part of any negotiation. As for the brand image, and/or, idiomatic integrity of the copyrighted sound, idea or image, any ideas expressed in a project that differ from those of the owner(s)original would require some form of permission. However if it cannot be demonstrated that the use of a copyrighted sound, idea or image is departing from its idiomatic integrity then there will be no case to answer.

At least that’s what I understand from what little I know.


GGM