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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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?
Thanks for the info man, your a star, & I can't believe your the first person to mention this, what's wrong with people.
Cheer's anyway man.....;)
Mike thanks for your comment on my blog. To answer your question i would love a pro texturing job unfortunately my unwrapping skills hav atrophied in the last 12 months to the point of nonexistance thanks to all the modellers on my mod team doing their own unwraps (this will almost certainly hurt my chances). I'm acutally in construction down in Florida at the moment, perhaps the worst industry to be in with the current state of the economy. Starting in the new year I'm going to start applying to different games companies i have some as yet un released work that should hopefully blow people away :D. and thanks again for the compliment.
Yeh i have a DS, i recently finished crysis and cod4, i play company of heros online with a few guys quite a bit. To be honest i'm not an fps/rts nut it just so happens thats what im playing at the moment. Atm though i spend 10 hours a day at work and then probably 8 hours when i get home sorting through mod stuff and texturing so no free time :(. lol
Heya MJK,
Yeah im still with Nos :)
Xperiment is kinda developed by myself hehe. There is noone else to help atm... Team page is outdated
shudda been DCD there not DVD soz lol
Oh! J/k with that last reply. ;)
mike do you use msn at all?
DVD? Yes, it's a fine format.