Nitro McClean
Premium
I read a lot here about legal and illegal and about violating copyrights. It is presented with some certainty. I think the real problem is that it's all just a little more nuanced.
If I draw a drawing of a Formula One car with pencils on paper, and I give this drawing to someone, am I punishable? What is the chance that FOM can successfully sue me if I have not used the term "Formula one" and the official F1 logo in the drawing?
If I reconstruct a car or track for a racing simulator, and share it on RaceDepartment with the rest of the world without asking for money, is that illegal or not? Describing which car it is about, without mentioning the make and type of the car is a bit difficult. Am I stealing copyrights from the car's manufacturer if I put a lot of time and energy into making it beautiful, and then give it away for nothing (well, just for the credit then)?
I am also not a legal expert. I think making mods and sharing them for free with the rest of the world is in a gray area of the law. But I think the moment I start selling mods, making money from them, which I have not asked permission from the car manufacturer or the track owner, that this is punishable. Then I make money with someone else's property, then I steal from that other person.
That's what this is all about. The Sim Dream modding group sells the intellectual property of another without permission. I think that is clearly punishable. The Sim Dream modding group goes even further by accusing those who made it of illegal practices. Not only is that legally clearly wrong, but it hits all modders deeply.
Since it is obviously very wrong what the Sim Dream modding group, not only emotionally but also legal, can I not really understand why the Sim Dream modding group has not already been tackled very hard? Doesn't anyone have the guts or the possibilities to do something about this? Maybe YouTube should also be sued. These moral knights devise an algorithm to automatically recognize violations of music copyrights (with the mistakes they make in it) but also provide a platform for criminals such as the Sim Dream modding group.
Can we also do a little more here than just express our dissatisfaction, and think together about how the Sim Dream modding group can really be tackled?
If I draw a drawing of a Formula One car with pencils on paper, and I give this drawing to someone, am I punishable? What is the chance that FOM can successfully sue me if I have not used the term "Formula one" and the official F1 logo in the drawing?
If I reconstruct a car or track for a racing simulator, and share it on RaceDepartment with the rest of the world without asking for money, is that illegal or not? Describing which car it is about, without mentioning the make and type of the car is a bit difficult. Am I stealing copyrights from the car's manufacturer if I put a lot of time and energy into making it beautiful, and then give it away for nothing (well, just for the credit then)?
I am also not a legal expert. I think making mods and sharing them for free with the rest of the world is in a gray area of the law. But I think the moment I start selling mods, making money from them, which I have not asked permission from the car manufacturer or the track owner, that this is punishable. Then I make money with someone else's property, then I steal from that other person.
That's what this is all about. The Sim Dream modding group sells the intellectual property of another without permission. I think that is clearly punishable. The Sim Dream modding group goes even further by accusing those who made it of illegal practices. Not only is that legally clearly wrong, but it hits all modders deeply.
Since it is obviously very wrong what the Sim Dream modding group, not only emotionally but also legal, can I not really understand why the Sim Dream modding group has not already been tackled very hard? Doesn't anyone have the guts or the possibilities to do something about this? Maybe YouTube should also be sued. These moral knights devise an algorithm to automatically recognize violations of music copyrights (with the mistakes they make in it) but also provide a platform for criminals such as the Sim Dream modding group.
Can we also do a little more here than just express our dissatisfaction, and think together about how the Sim Dream modding group can really be tackled?