Are you tired of plain old default? do you want more vibrant and buitiful textures that still have 16x16 res?do you think some default textures are ugly or primitive?than this is the pack for you!Modern and Better is a resource pack that modernizes and improves Minecraft's sound and textures!it will soon add custom music to the nether, Zenlizard (A.K.A. my dad) agreed to make some music for me, it will take him a bit of time.
credits:resource pack: JakeThePhysicistresource pack textures: JakeThePhysicistsound effect sources:Zenlizard(JakeThePhysicist's father),Valve's source sdk,and free sound from sounddog.com.music:Enderdragon music: Ender Dragon,by aegisfangProductionslang:JakeThePhysicistLegal:You shall not redistribute this pack orany of its contents!if you do that you will be stealing the workof JakeThePhysicist and others who helpedmake this pack!!!changelog: +added a whole bunch of new textures! +fixed shovel orientation..
it even adds things like the xbox 360 excusive nether music to pc Minecraft!!
You need to post proof that you have the permission of 4J Studios to redistribute their music. This goes for anything that you did not create, by yourself, 100% from scratch.
If you do not have permission for any of the assets in this pack, especially this music, you need to remove the infringing pieces from your pack. Failure to do so is breaking the forum rules, and copyright law, and will result in you being banned.
Please be a good person and either display proof that you have the right to use other people's work, or remove any copyright infringing work from your pack as soon as possible. Thank you.
OK thanks you may have just saved me from legal trouble. if they say no than ill get my dad, who is a musician to compose a song that fits the nether, for me.i will fix that soon
You should really take the music out now, and only add it again if/when you have permission. Just because you plan to do it in the future won't save you from getting in trouble for it now.
You should really take the music out now, and only add it again if/when you have permission. Just because you plan to do it in the future won't save you from getting in trouble for it now.
what? no i was going to have my dad compose of music, not add the copyright infinging music back in!
i also removed the nether music!
well anyway guys i thought that adding xbox 360 nether music would be a good idea, but i failed to consider
that it was stealing, i made sure to take out all copyright infringing elements, and replace them with
original elements! I also added a credits txt giving credit to whoever helped make this pack or gave me
permission to use their sounds or music.
And post proof of those permissions in the OP of the thread. Forum rules still apply.
it's my understanding that if a thing is free, it's okay to redistribute as long as you give the creator
full credit for that specific item.
i only used things that i got legitimately for free, and i gave full credit to the author or source of a
FREE sound or song.
excluding the exclusive xbox music, which technically did cost money and i had no permission. Realizing my mistake a little to late, i removed it.
if my understanding on copyright is scewed, (and it probably is because i'm 14 years old and kinda ignorant.) please let me know as soon as possible.
it's my understanding that if a thing is free, it's okay to redistribute as long as you give the creator
full credit for that specific item.
i only used things that i got legitimately for free, and i gave full credit to the author or source of a
FREE sound or song.
if my understanding on copyright is scewed, (and it probably is because i'm 14 years old and kinda ignorant.) please let me know as soon as possible.
Your understanding is flawed. For example, every pack on this forum is technically offered for free. Does that mean you're welcome to just take whatever you want without asking regardless of what the author wants? No! First of all, that's a really poor attitude to take to think that you can just claim whatever you want if you didn't have to pay for it. Second, a lot of artists here still make money from their creations via advertising or partnerships. Your using their work makes it impossible to get that revenue. Your taking away from that still costs the artists money even if they're technically "giving it away for free".
Also, copyright law does not support you on this at all. Nor do the forum rules, which you've agreed to follow when you signed up.
For copyright law, the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) makes it so that by default for any created work the terms of use is "All right reserved". You've probably seen this before, but probably didn't know what it means. The short version is that anything that is "All rights reserved" you absolutely cannot do ANYTHING with it. You cannot download it, reproduce it, distribute it, listen to or look at it... NOT ANYTHING.
Now you're probably wondering "does that mean that any pack on the forums that does not have a license displayed is an 'all rights reserved' thing?" The answer to that would be "yes it is." OK, so does that mean that it's technically illegal for me to download it? Again, yes. According to the DMCA, unless a pack displays a license that specifically permits transmission and reproduction, you do NOT have the rights to make a copy via downloading. The DMCA is designed as an absolute protection for artists, musicians, and other creative types that allows them to maintain as tight a control as they want on their creations.
This is where we're very liberal on the law on this forum. At one time every pack was required to have a license displayed. This is no longer the case. I'm not exactly sure why either. Regardless, if we're going by the actual rules of the law, downloading a pack without a displayed license is actually "piracy" or copyright violation.
So where does the permissions and licenses thing come in? A license of any kind is basically saying that you have special permission to disregard the normal rules as it applies to something. Driving is illegal. It sounds weird to say, but it's actually true. Nobody is ever allowed to drive a car without breaking the law... unless you have a driver's license waving that restriction. Same thing here. If the copyright holder gives you permission to do something, then it's fine. You may hear it referred to as a "waiver of rights". Basically they're voluntarily letting go of their control in a specific way or under specific conditions.
A license, like a Creative Commons License or the GNU license, is a legal document that specifies the terms under which other people are granted permission to use a creative work. It's a blanket statement offered to anyone who cares to partake of it. Not every work has one of these, because not every creative person or entity wants just anyone to be able to use their works. If you've ever installed any software, you've most likely had to agree to a license (which because of your age you cannot legally do, but I digress). If you actually read those licenses, you'll notice that it gives very specific terms of use as to what you can and cannot do with that software. The same thing applies to anything with a license: it's a statement of what you can and cannot do with a work.
So by now you're probably bored to tears and feel like you're still wondering where the whole permissions thing comes in. Well, giving someone permission to use their work is basically the same thing as licensing it to them. The difference is that instead of a big legal text, you have an agreement with the person you're giving permission to use your work.
For the forums, permission is required basically because the moderators don't want to have to be familiar with legal text to decide whether or not someone is stealing. It's much easier to just figure out whether that person has permission since it's a simple yes or no question. Likewise, it requires that the permission be displayed in a way that's easy for people to see so there are no misunderstandings.
Here's the TLDR version:
1) By default, all created works are "all rights reserved", which means you can't do ANYTHING with them including download them.
2) A license is a way of granting an exception to this rule, allowing other people to use your work in some way. How they're allowed to use it is specified in the text of the license.
3) Giving someone permission to use your work in a certain way is the same as a license. It's a waver of the artist's rights to have total control of their creation.
4) Even though copyright law allows for broad licenses to grant permissions, this forum still requires that you get specific permission from the creators of anything you're redistributing. You must clearly display proof of this so that everyone knows that everything is on the level and nobody's being ripped off.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer and this isn't an exhaustive text on the subject of copyright. It is, however, a good primer and will give you a good enough understanding to not run afoul of it while doing a resource pack on this forum.
Sorry that was a novel, but I hope you learned something.
Your understanding is flawed. For example, every pack on this forum is technically offered for free. Does that mean you're welcome to just take whatever you want without asking regardless of what the author wants? No! First of all, that's a really poor attitude to take to think that you can just claim whatever you want if you didn't have to pay for it. Second, a lot of artists here still make money from their creations via advertising or partnerships. Your using their work makes it impossible to get that revenue. Your taking away from that still costs the artists money even if they're technically "giving it away for free".
Also, copyright law does not support you on this at all. Nor do the forum rules, which you've agreed to follow when you signed up.
For copyright law, the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) makes it so that by default for any created work the terms of use is "All right reserved". You've probably seen this before, but probably didn't know what it means. The short version is that anything that is "All rights reserved" you absolutely cannot do ANYTHING with it. You cannot download it, reproduce it, distribute it, listen to or look at it... NOT ANYTHING.
Now you're probably wondering "does that mean that any pack on the forums that does not have a license displayed is an 'all rights reserved' thing?" The answer to that would be "yes it is." OK, so does that mean that it's technically illegal for me to download it? Again, yes. According to the DMCA, unless a pack displays a license that specifically permits transmission and reproduction, you do NOT have the rights to make a copy via downloading. The DMCA is designed as an absolute protection for artists, musicians, and other creative types that allows them to maintain as tight a control as they want on their creations.
This is where we're very liberal on the law on this forum. At one time every pack was required to have a license displayed. This is no longer the case. I'm not exactly sure why either. Regardless, if we're going by the actual rules of the law, downloading a pack without a displayed license is actually "piracy" or copyright violation.
So where does the permissions and licenses thing come in? A license of any kind is basically saying that you have special permission to disregard the normal rules as it applies to something. Driving is illegal. It sounds weird to say, but it's actually true. Nobody is ever allowed to drive a car without breaking the law... unless you have a driver's license waving that restriction. Same thing here. If the copyright holder gives you permission to do something, then it's fine. You may hear it referred to as a "waiver of rights". Basically they're voluntarily letting go of their control in a specific way or under specific conditions.
A license, like a Creative Commons License or the GNU license, is a legal document that specifies the terms under which other people are granted permission to use a creative work. It's a blanket statement offered to anyone who cares to partake of it. Not every work has one of these, because not every creative person or entity wants just anyone to be able to use their works. If you've ever installed any software, you've most likely had to agree to a license (which because of your age you cannot legally do, but I digress). If you actually read those licenses, you'll notice that it gives very specific terms of use as to what you can and cannot do with that software. The same thing applies to anything with a license: it's a statement of what you can and cannot do with a work.
So by now you're probably bored to tears and feel like you're still wondering where the whole permissions thing comes in. Well, giving someone permission to use their work is basically the same thing as licensing it to them. The difference is that instead of a big legal text, you have an agreement with the person you're giving permission to use your work.
For the forums, permission is required basically because the moderators don't want to have to be familiar with legal text to decide whether or not someone is stealing. It's much easier to just figure out whether that person has permission since it's a simple yes or no question. Likewise, it requires that the permission be displayed in a way that's easy for people to see so there are no misunderstandings.
Here's the TLDR version:
1) By default, all created works are "all rights reserved", which means you can't do ANYTHING with them including download them.
2) A license is a way of granting an exception to this rule, allowing other people to use your work in some way. How they're allowed to use it is specified in the text of the license.
3) Giving someone permission to use your work in a certain way is the same as a license. It's a waver of the artist's rights to have total control of their creation.
4) Even though copyright law allows for broad licenses to grant permissions, this forum still requires that you get specific permission from the creators of anything you're redistributing. You must clearly display proof of this so that everyone knows that everything is on the level and nobody's being ripped off.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer and this isn't an exhaustive text on the subject of copyright. It is, however, a good primer and will give you a good enough understanding to not run afoul of it while doing a resource pack on this forum.
Sorry that was a novel, but I hope you learned something.
Do you want to be a lawyer...? I mean seriously who makes a novel about copyright other than a lawyer...
Do you want to be a lawyer...? I mean seriously who makes a novel about copyright other than a lawyer...
No, I don't want to be a lawyer. When I was a kid, everyone thought I'd be a lawyer because I had a middle-school vocabulary in preschool. But no, being a lawyer isn't a very creative job and I'm a very creative person.
The reason I know all of this stuff is because in college we had to take legal courses as part of the degree. Since I was studying to be an animator, a lot of the emphasis of the course was on copyright and fair use law. I know WAY more about this crap than anyone should need to.
No, I don't want to be a lawyer. When I was a kid, everyone thought I'd be a lawyer because I had a middle-school vocabulary in preschool. But no, being a lawyer isn't a very creative job and I'm a very creative person.
The reason I know all of this stuff is because in college we had to take legal courses as part of the degree. Since I was studying to be an animator, a lot of the emphasis of the course was on copyright and fair use law. I know WAY more about this crap than anyone should need to.
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ModeratorIf you do not have permission for any of the assets in this pack, especially this music, you need to remove the infringing pieces from your pack. Failure to do so is breaking the forum rules, and copyright law, and will result in you being banned.
Please be a good person and either display proof that you have the right to use other people's work, or remove any copyright infringing work from your pack as soon as possible. Thank you.
what? no i was going to have my dad compose of music, not add the copyright infinging music back in!
i also removed the nether music!
that it was stealing, i made sure to take out all copyright infringing elements, and replace them with
original elements! I also added a credits txt giving credit to whoever helped make this pack or gave me
permission to use their sounds or music.
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Moderatorit's my understanding that if a thing is free, it's okay to redistribute as long as you give the creator
full credit for that specific item.
i only used things that i got legitimately for free, and i gave full credit to the author or source of a
FREE sound or song.
excluding the exclusive xbox music, which technically did cost money and i had no permission. Realizing my mistake a little to late, i removed it.
if my understanding on copyright is scewed, (and it probably is because i'm 14 years old and kinda ignorant.) please let me know as soon as possible.
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ModeratorAlso, copyright law does not support you on this at all. Nor do the forum rules, which you've agreed to follow when you signed up.
For copyright law, the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) makes it so that by default for any created work the terms of use is "All right reserved". You've probably seen this before, but probably didn't know what it means. The short version is that anything that is "All rights reserved" you absolutely cannot do ANYTHING with it. You cannot download it, reproduce it, distribute it, listen to or look at it... NOT ANYTHING.
Now you're probably wondering "does that mean that any pack on the forums that does not have a license displayed is an 'all rights reserved' thing?" The answer to that would be "yes it is." OK, so does that mean that it's technically illegal for me to download it? Again, yes. According to the DMCA, unless a pack displays a license that specifically permits transmission and reproduction, you do NOT have the rights to make a copy via downloading. The DMCA is designed as an absolute protection for artists, musicians, and other creative types that allows them to maintain as tight a control as they want on their creations.
This is where we're very liberal on the law on this forum. At one time every pack was required to have a license displayed. This is no longer the case. I'm not exactly sure why either. Regardless, if we're going by the actual rules of the law, downloading a pack without a displayed license is actually "piracy" or copyright violation.
So where does the permissions and licenses thing come in? A license of any kind is basically saying that you have special permission to disregard the normal rules as it applies to something. Driving is illegal. It sounds weird to say, but it's actually true. Nobody is ever allowed to drive a car without breaking the law... unless you have a driver's license waving that restriction. Same thing here. If the copyright holder gives you permission to do something, then it's fine. You may hear it referred to as a "waiver of rights". Basically they're voluntarily letting go of their control in a specific way or under specific conditions.
A license, like a Creative Commons License or the GNU license, is a legal document that specifies the terms under which other people are granted permission to use a creative work. It's a blanket statement offered to anyone who cares to partake of it. Not every work has one of these, because not every creative person or entity wants just anyone to be able to use their works. If you've ever installed any software, you've most likely had to agree to a license (which because of your age you cannot legally do, but I digress). If you actually read those licenses, you'll notice that it gives very specific terms of use as to what you can and cannot do with that software. The same thing applies to anything with a license: it's a statement of what you can and cannot do with a work.
So by now you're probably bored to tears and feel like you're still wondering where the whole permissions thing comes in. Well, giving someone permission to use their work is basically the same thing as licensing it to them. The difference is that instead of a big legal text, you have an agreement with the person you're giving permission to use your work.
For the forums, permission is required basically because the moderators don't want to have to be familiar with legal text to decide whether or not someone is stealing. It's much easier to just figure out whether that person has permission since it's a simple yes or no question. Likewise, it requires that the permission be displayed in a way that's easy for people to see so there are no misunderstandings.
Here's the TLDR version:
1) By default, all created works are "all rights reserved", which means you can't do ANYTHING with them including download them.
2) A license is a way of granting an exception to this rule, allowing other people to use your work in some way. How they're allowed to use it is specified in the text of the license.
3) Giving someone permission to use your work in a certain way is the same as a license. It's a waver of the artist's rights to have total control of their creation.
4) Even though copyright law allows for broad licenses to grant permissions, this forum still requires that you get specific permission from the creators of anything you're redistributing. You must clearly display proof of this so that everyone knows that everything is on the level and nobody's being ripped off.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer and this isn't an exhaustive text on the subject of copyright. It is, however, a good primer and will give you a good enough understanding to not run afoul of it while doing a resource pack on this forum.
Sorry that was a novel, but I hope you learned something.
Do you want to be a lawyer...? I mean seriously who makes a novel about copyright other than a lawyer...
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ModeratorThe reason I know all of this stuff is because in college we had to take legal courses as part of the degree. Since I was studying to be an animator, a lot of the emphasis of the course was on copyright and fair use law. I know WAY more about this crap than anyone should need to.
I second this statement.
well, i would need to know more XD
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ModeratorDude, if you really want to learn more about this subject I can suggest some reading but I really think you should be good with just what I wrote.