misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoSwen Vincke says fan mods 'shouldn't be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property' just hours before Wizards of the Coast retracts its BG3 Stardew mod takedownwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down11cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkSwen Vincke says fan mods 'shouldn't be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property' just hours before Wizards of the Coast retracts its BG3 Stardew mod takedownwww.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareCovenant@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days ago“The Baldur’s Village DMCA takedown was issued mistakenly—we are sorry about that,” the WoTC spokesperson wrote. “We are in the process of fixing that now so fans and the Stardew community can continue to enjoy this great mod!”
minus-squaremonarch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoI may not be a lawyer but I’m pretty sure that’s not how things work.
minus-squareCovenant@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’m only speculating but maybe it’s just a third party like what happened with itch.io. and now they reversing their decision.
minus-squaremonarch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoooo thats a good point. A lot of those IP protection companies seem very trigger happy.
“The Baldur’s Village DMCA takedown was issued mistakenly—we are sorry about that,” the WoTC spokesperson wrote. “We are in the process of fixing that now so fans and the Stardew community can continue to enjoy this great mod!”
I may not be a lawyer but I’m pretty sure that’s not how things work.
I’m only speculating but maybe it’s just a third party like what happened with itch.io. and now they reversing their decision.
ooo thats a good point. A lot of those IP protection companies seem very trigger happy.