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Looks like the Ghostrunner developers also have an issue with paid mods running off their IP.

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[โ€“] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There's a legal aspect where if you don't defend your intellectual property you may lose it.

You also don't want to set a precedent because if you let some rando do it, why not let a company do it? Why not let Google do it?

Modding implies toying with someone's IP, and the basic premise is that you can't paywall the resulting product. There's a lot of leeway and you can ask for donations, offer private beta to your patrons etc... it can definitely be cash-flow positive but a straight up paywall is a violation of the social contract that governs the modding scene.

[โ€“] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

if you don't defend your intellectual property you may lose it

Another day, another instance of someone confusing copyright with trademarks.