Ive been floating around in the IRC channel for this. Discussion quickly devolved into armchair layering and modders bottom line instead of protecting users :|
Ive been floating around in the IRC channel for this. Discussion quickly devolved into armchair layering and modders bottom line instead of protecting users :|
These websites need to be stopped, it's even more annoying how it's just crawlers that look for popular mods in certain forums and then put it on a page on their site. Most sites get the post formatting wrong, images messed up and everything so the mod doesn't even look good on the sites. It's effortless money-making for the people that receive revenue from these sites.
I would also like to point out that even if the EULA said Mojang owned all mods, we would still have copyright. Laws (should at least) overrides EULA's.
The EULA is a legally-binding agreement--it's "law" (unless overturned in a court of law).
Many EULAs include clauses that reassign ownership or copyrights, or that grant additional rights or remove existing protections. For example, the Minecraft EULA explicitly grants Mojang extremely broad rights that would otherwise be prohibited under copyright:
If you make any content available on or through our Game, you must give us permission to use, copy, modify and adapt that content. This permission must be irrevocable, and you must also let us permit other people to use, copy, modify and adapt your content.
It's unclear to me from the EULA whether mods are considered "content". Maybe not, given that the only reference to "mods" is in a previous section. On the other hand, I'd put money on Mojang'sMicrosoft's laywers if it came to it...
It's unclear to me from the EULA whether mods are considered "content".
This was already clarified by a number of people on a number of occasions. The answer is a clear and decisive no. The content clauses apply to content made using the game (eg. custom maps) whereas the mods clause applies to mods made for the game. This topic really ought to be dropped in favour of keeping this thread focused on the matter in hand.
This was already clarified by a number of people on a number of occasions. The answer is a clear and decisive no. The content clauses apply to content made using the game (eg. custom maps) whereas the mods clause applies to mods made for the game. This topic really ought to be dropped in favour of keeping this thread focused on the matter in hand.
Also, when it comes to software, content and code are not the same thing, and though Mojang has the legal right to incorporate the idea of any mod, they cannot take code, sounds, textures, or the like without express permission.
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The EULA is a legally-binding agreement--it's "law" (unless overturned in a court of law).
Many EULAs include clauses that reassign ownership or copyrights, or that grant additional rights or remove existing protections. For example, the Minecraft EULA explicitly grants Mojang extremely broad rights that would otherwise be prohibited under copyright:
It's unclear to me from the EULA whether mods are considered "content". Maybe not, given that the only reference to "mods" is in a previous section. On the other hand, I'd put money on Mojang'sMicrosoft's laywers if it came to it...
Actually, the EULA is merely a contract between two parties (ie you and Mojang). It certainly doesn't trump the law when the law and the EULA conflict. What the EULA does do is require the player to surrender certain rights in return for gaining the right to use Mojang's property. The EULA, as grand as it may be, would quickly be rendered null and void if it actually conflicted with (eg) copyright or patent law (which it doesn't). However, they did even add a small clause to address this possible conflict:
Oh and if the law expressly allows it, such as under a “fair use” or fair dealing” doctrine then that‘s ok too – but only to the extent that the law says so.
I'm Alex, owner of the MinecraftSix[dot]com. Until to now on MinecraftSix, was not upload any files on our servers or re-uploaded any mod/s! But we made some changes to the site today, after we reading this thread.
So far we have updated about 50% of all mods on MinecraftSix. We introduced:
Credit to all developers
Back link to original thread or developer's website
Added download link/s with adf.ly, if was posted by developer on official thread or their website.
We remove the wrong Minecraft versions in title, and remained in the title only versions available and updated by the developers.
In connection with the updates, we try to update more regularly all mods on our website. Also, note, the MinecraftSix until now was not uploaded any files in our servers, how does 9Minecraft or Mod-Minecraft.
Until January 1, MinecraftSix will be updated 100% (all reviews on website will be with credit to each developer, the back link to original thread and download link/s with adfly).
I'm very sorry if I violated any copyright to someone. I'm also attached some pictures to this message, because MinecraftSix is put on the list of Illegal Sites and maybe some people don't open to see.
If MinecraftSix still violate any copyright, please let me know to fix it. But, as I said, half a website is not updated yet. Thus, some reviews that were we not updated yet, do not have credit, link to original thread and download link with adfly.
If you have some grammar mistakes, please forgive me. But English is not my native language.
along with crediting the authors and linking it to the fourm, but ASK the Modder beforehand.
I think this site might be illegally distributing mods while claiming them to be for multiple MC veesions to get views.
I can confirm that users of this site are doing things they shouldn't be. It's worth noting a lot of this is spam from sites like 9mc and 5mc, at least in the case of my own mods.
Here are the Minecraft mod-stealing websites which causes undesirable results to Minecraft mods:
= 9minecraft
= minecraftdl
= minecraft-mods
= 5minecraft
= mcmoddatabase
= minecraftspot
= and all other sites which steals Minecraft mods that mod makers worked so hard.
(Not .org)
EDIT: They appear to use adfly links. Just trying to figure out whose they are.
Ah ok thanks a bunch.
Typical modding politics, not impressed at all
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Mainly because we're talking about the MPPL
http:// mod-for-minecraft net/
We have started the process of rating the sites (after legality), btw.
http:// minecraftpw ru/
http:// minecraftmodpro blogspot com au/
http:// freedownloadminecraft com/
http:// www.minecrafthd com/
http:// download-minecraft-mod com/
http:// forminecrafters ru/
http:// wc3-maps ru/
http:// gameminecraft ru/
http:// wpminecraft blogspot com au/
http:// www 8minecraft com/
http:// www minecraft-modsdownload com/
We'll go through it tomorrow. I don't have access to my computer currently.
The EULA is a legally-binding agreement--it's "law" (unless overturned in a court of law).
Many EULAs include clauses that reassign ownership or copyrights, or that grant additional rights or remove existing protections. For example, the Minecraft EULA explicitly grants Mojang extremely broad rights that would otherwise be prohibited under copyright:
It's unclear to me from the EULA whether mods are considered "content". Maybe not, given that the only reference to "mods" is in a previous section. On the other hand, I'd put money on
Mojang'sMicrosoft's laywers if it came to it...This was already clarified by a number of people on a number of occasions. The answer is a clear and decisive no. The content clauses apply to content made using the game (eg. custom maps) whereas the mods clause applies to mods made for the game. This topic really ought to be dropped in favour of keeping this thread focused on the matter in hand.
Also, when it comes to software, content and code are not the same thing, and though Mojang has the legal right to incorporate the idea of any mod, they cannot take code, sounds, textures, or the like without express permission.
Actually, the EULA is merely a contract between two parties (ie you and Mojang). It certainly doesn't trump the law when the law and the EULA conflict. What the EULA does do is require the player to surrender certain rights in return for gaining the right to use Mojang's property. The EULA, as grand as it may be, would quickly be rendered null and void if it actually conflicted with (eg) copyright or patent law (which it doesn't). However, they did even add a small clause to address this possible conflict:
Source: https://account.mojang.com/documents/minecraft_eula
along with crediting the authors and linking it to the fourm, but ASK the Modder beforehand.
I can confirm that users of this site are doing things they shouldn't be. It's worth noting a lot of this is spam from sites like 9mc and 5mc, at least in the case of my own mods.
Farewell everyone o/
= 9minecraft
= minecraftdl
= minecraft-mods
= 5minecraft
= mcmoddatabase
= minecraftspot
= and all other sites which steals Minecraft mods that mod makers worked so hard.
Please don't link to these sites. You're only giving them better results on search engines, and perhaps some extra traffic.
Farewell everyone o/