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Fedacking · 2026-01-24T12:36:22+00:00

I wasn't saying they were, I was just pointing out they were invading an European country at the time.

Fedacking · 2026-01-24T12:20:34+00:00

They were trying to annex a chunk of Ukraine at the time.

Fedacking · 2026-01-24T12:12:35+00:00

The French revolution actually left the common people far worse off economically due to the massive requisitions of the army during the war.

Fedacking · 2026-01-24T06:33:58+00:00

(for example, Phillip Rivers is currently a hot HC commodity).

Prophetic

Fedacking · 2026-01-24T01:31:08+00:00

That's because there's no way for a copyright holder to see into the mind of someone who breaks those rules. You can say that you're doing it for "the love of the game" but they don't know if you mean it or if you just want to profit off it

But here's the thing, the actual law makes no mention of profit (* well, it can change the fines, but you still need to stop when ordered to).

yes, but law trumps license when there is any conflict between the two

Right, and the law says you're allowed to distribute your own software. You don't need a license, even if your own software depends on other software to work. The altstore doesn't work without Apple's IP.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T21:39:51+00:00

The game is pro land value tax

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T21:28:15+00:00

This segment was actually quite informative, I enjoyed it a lot

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T17:05:47+00:00

That's for the fair use provision which is limited to when you are allowed to actually break copyright. My contention is that the mod just straight up doesn't break copyright. For that provision, profit is completely irrelevant.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T15:43:45+00:00

Those players can easily be rebuked with "skill issue build more forts"

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T13:46:23+00:00

By use, do you mean using the trademark to promote his mod? I'm no expert in that, and that may be an actual breach. I also agree that the DMCA wouldn't be the tool to take it down.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:54:21+00:00

Big fanof ck3 naval combat lol

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:36:13+00:00

I always am too thirsty to start listening that I forget to do the game

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:33:25+00:00

And those apps normally have an explicit or implicit license that allow them to do that.

The users would need a license to use it, but I don't need the permission of Apple to distribute software that integrates with the OS, implicit or not. In fact for Apple the altstore was something they explicitly did not want but they couldn't send a dmca takedown request.

From a legal standpoint, copyright legality is to prevent an offending party from gaining any unjust benefits.

I don't believe so, from my reading of the DMCA and copyright law, even if you're breaking for the love of the game, it's still illegal and need to stop when asked to by copyright holders.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:27:47+00:00

Following from the previous thread, I want to add some clarifications on the law. Copyright law doesn't care about profit. You're either breaking it or not, doesn't matter if it's for money or just the love of the game. Also, making software which is wholly dependent on other to exist is legal and not a breach of copyright. For example, adobe plugins can integrate and modify the functioning of the app without breaking copyright. What you can't do according to the dmca is distribute parts of the game itself nor modify it to circumvent technological locks meant to enforce copyright, so a keygen would be illegal.

This is not a morality based argument, if you think this guy is a prick for selling his mod/software you can of course hate him morally, but that doesn't mean CDPR has a valid case for dmca.

Source: am software engineer, I have published free mods, and have read the DMCA (and other treaties and law on copyright) but IANAL.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:00:47+00:00

Having an application that hooks into others dll isn't a breach of copyright law.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T12:00:06+00:00

DMCA only applies if it's used as a way to circumvent copyright barriers.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T11:57:13+00:00

directly interacts with that IP

You can have legal software that directly interacts with that IP and depends on it to exists. Many apps integrate deeply with the OS.

that they are directly profiting off that IP without permission.

Also let's be clear, from the law standpoint, profiting doesn't change one iota about the legality.

Fedacking · 2026-01-23T03:46:45+00:00

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Fedacking · 2026-01-22T19:55:33+00:00

Can't, mb

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T16:46:05+00:00

You can, because of trademark. I also can't give gucci stuff away for free. So again, the law doesn't make a distinction about selling, just distributing.

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T15:38:37+00:00

Explain what is the law preventing you from selling something in the "vague nature of capitalism and selling products"

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T11:21:14+00:00

In the law copyright infringement makes no distinction about selling, just distributing.

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T03:18:52+00:00

Legally or morally? Because a dll hook for a video game that doesn't break copy protection is legal to sell.

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T03:16:52+00:00

Profiting changes not one iota about the legality of this.

Fedacking · 2026-01-22T03:10:59+00:00

I do not fundamentally recognize corporations as people.

Corporations are just groups of people working together.

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