Game Over for Modders?

daRk_heLmet · Jul 22, 2005, 05:16 PM

When the smoke clears around the Grand Theft Auto sex scandal, the innocent bystanders of the collision between politics, puritans and corporate dissembling may prove to be the community of "modders" who tinker with game content for their own amusement.

Game hackers have probed, tweaked and enhanced everything from Halo to The Sims 2 over the years without incurring the wrath of game makers -- despite widespread click-wrap contracts prohibiting unauthorized modifications, and ambiguities in copyright law that make distributing the hacks legally uncertain.
______________________
Read More/Source: Wired

m1k3 · Jul 22, 2005, 10:16 PM

Whats the scandal?

**dj_stick** · Jul 22, 2005, 10:17 PM

hot coffee

pr0digal jenius · Jul 23, 2005, 03:29 PM

I hate the civil court system.

Let the modders be. It's not their fault some nerd at rockstar who knew Maya got lonely one night and then forgot to delete it off the disc.

Jul 22, 2005, 05:16 PM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Game Over for Modders? When the smoke clears around the Grand Theft Auto sex scandal, the innocent bystanders of the collision between politics, puritans and corporate dissembling may prove to be the community of "modders" who tinker with game content for their own amusement. Game hackers have probed, tweaked and enhanced everything from Halo to The Sims 2 over the years without incurring the wrath of game makers -- despite widespread click-wrap contracts prohibiting unauthorized modifications, and ambiguities in copyright law that make distributing the hacks legally uncertain. ______________________ Read More/Source: Wired __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color] Last edited by daRk_heLmet; Jul 22, 2005 at 05:35 PM.

Jul 22, 2005, 10:16 PM	#2
m1k3 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	Whats the scandal? __________________

Jul 23, 2005, 03:29 PM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I hate the civil court system. Let the modders be. It's not their fault some nerd at rockstar who knew Maya got lonely one night and then forgot to delete it off the disc.