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

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    8 hours ago

    I don’t understand this at all.

    rockstar did the same thing to the VR mods that were made for GTA games.

    the guys are developing mods that are going to make me want to purchase and play the game. why is that a problem?

    I don’t understand intellectual property

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      5 hours ago

      In this case it’s cause the modder is charging money for the mod, I think CD Project Red even offered to allow it to exist if he stopped charging before this, so I would argue this is on the modder

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        I don’t understand what difference it makes to CDPR. if the guy makes a few bucks developing mods for the game, then he can spend more of his time developing the mod, and making mods for other games. right? in what way is it harming CDPR

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      Not exactly, they made him remove the RDR 2 vr mod. the GTA is still up on github.

      this is a terms of service issue, but they’re using dmca (copyright) to enforce.

      he technically has a case for selling, but defending it would be too expensive. LR also isn’t socially adept so he’s self-sabatoged himself too.

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t understand intellectual property

      I’m asking from a place of curiosity, not a place of judgement. Have you ever created anything? A piece of art, poem or prose, a film, a program, etc?

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        6 hours ago

        I am an artist who is VERY anti-IP law. The system as it exists is evil and does far more harm than good. IP is not some holy grail that deserves protection when it can be so easily abused. I would rather have no IP law than the current system, but I’ll settle for reforms.

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            6 hours ago

            I have no idea what your question is getting at. I am a published artist but I pay my bills with unrelated W-2 work

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              5 hours ago

              I said from the get go that I was asking from a place of curiosity not judgement. I wasn’t “getting at” anything. It interests me to know what your stance is and how it might be informed. Congrats on being published, that’s pretty cool.

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                3 hours ago

                if I could sustain myself with art by charging a few bucks like the mod developer in this article is doing, then I would

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        8 hours ago

        Copyright makes no sense. As long as there is a correct citation, it’s kosher as far as I’m concerned.

        “This song was originally created by @turdnugget” should be the point of copyright and not the current rent seeking behaviour of the ruling class.