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Originally Posted by Soyweiser
I have since realized that my statement is incorrect. They do gain copyright regarding certain parts of these mods. Sprites, content that was invented to create the stats and abilities. Stories written, and not copied verbatim from other sources.
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One cannot be granted Derivative Work copyright protection without the permission of the original copyright holder.
You cannot gain personally from a crime.
Honestly, just read the definition of 'Fair Use.'
The only parts of a mod granted protection under the Berne Convention are those that pass the originality test, or Derivatives with explicit permission of the original owner.
The rest is a Fair Use work incorporating multiple copyrights for the betterment of the public.
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Originally Posted by Soyweiser
What? So to prevent mod creators from potential lawsuits we should ignore the law and create our own reasoning to protect something that you probably cannot protect in court?
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I'm not suggesting 'we' change the law to this, I'm suggesting the law is already as above to encourage creativity.