I'm mikejkelley, currently living in Asia.
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I've recently researched and written an article regarding copyright infringement as it applies to modding (and, briefly, the legal repercussions of hosting copyright-infringing materials). I completed it with the input of several lawyers and a professional game designer.
I realize that the "soapbox" feature's establishment is probably not coincidental with the "IP in mods" debate and that the article may seem a good candidate for inclusion in the "soapbox" feature. However, as the article contains a much higher ratio of legal citation than opinion (it contains a singular conclusion that is the reflection of a multitude of statutes and legal precedents), putting it in an oped feature would tend to undermine the amount of research and professional input it includes. As a result I would only be willing to let it run as a feature.
I'm sure the staff and users of moddb.com are just as concerned as I am about the survivability of modding. Hopefully, understanding the legal repercussions of making and distributing copyright infringing materials will result in change for the better and help to ensure the survivability of modding for years to come.
Thanks for your time and consideration and I hope to see the article featured soon.
Sincerely,
Michael Kelley
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yeh it brings up v3 im not sure they're updating the forums, v strange.
Huh. Oh well, nm. :ㅣ
No, never got your PM, sorry.....;)
nah the pms dnt work mate sorry i never got one :(....
QUOTE: Actually, I wanted to get some opinions of the "tell me if I'm way off base" variety, related to the site, but unrelated to the site's bugginess. :UNQUOTE
Well as interesting as that sounds, I can't give you my email address as that means that I would have to post it here on you comments section for everybody to see as you have your own email address hidden also, so I am unable to email it to you, & I don't want to post it here for everybody to see as i'll then be opening myself up to computer viruses.
well i have mario kart, ill try and get it working over the next couple of day and buzz u, ive been looking for a decent player on that game for ages.
QUOTE: Since it seems as if moddb has no intention of having a pm feature, what's your email? I'm soliciting opinions on some thoughts I had regarding this site.
Man theres so many bugs with this new site at the moment I don't even want to go there as i've just come to terms with the fact that moaning about things ain't going to make any difference.
I'm sure things will get sorted out in their own time, but as INtence has got so much to sort out at the moment, it might take some time.
np XD
the other stuff i am working on isent registered on moddb
i dont allways work on it + not alot of time + i want to play some games to :p = small stuff with not alot of stuff to show
i have like 2-3 projects atm.
and stuff like no story for a rpg plays a part in it to :s :p
just saw your comment XD didnt got noticed -_-
but DotM is a group effort yes, but its the only one
for the rest i do the stuff solo :p
could never figure out how to get my DS working online, what games were u thinking of?