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[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

1. OWNERSHIP

By accepting these terms, you acknowledge and agree that you do not own or have any proprietary rights in the Game or any Mods you create, except as specifically mentioned here. Any Mods you create are your property only if they consist only of your original creative work. To the extent that any element of your Mod includes or is derived from the Game's intellectual property (such as code, themes, characters, names, stories, dialogue, locations, artwork, sounds, music, and visual effects), you agree that all intellectual property rights therein, whether they are registered or not, are owned by Larian Studios and its licensors.

I'm not sure I believe you about your first point.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That kind of ownership clause is pretty standard for mods, especially when the game officially supports mods. Game studios don't want to run into legal issues if they release some DLC or patch that happens to implement features that another mod included.

[–] fishbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

It's also a way to essentially say, "hey if we release paid dlc, you can't call it a mod and release it for free".

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Wait you're looking for evidence? And using logic? Sir this is Lemmy.