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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection used modder's work without credit (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 7 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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How does this KEEP GETTING WORSE??

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Actually it's more like you modifying someone else's video game and then selling it as your own

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No it's not. The modder didn't sell anything. Wanting to be compensated if somebody else makes a profit from your work that you put out for free is not the same thing as selling it.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wanting money for your work isn't selling?

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago

No, because they weren't even offering it for sale. But they also weren't offering it to be taken to be sold by somebody else for a profit. Which is what the studio did anyway. So now, after the fact, they can either pay a compensation and credit the modder, or they can remove their stuff from the game.