this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2024
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There's a difference between improving upon other people's work for free, and taking said improvements and selling them on as your own work.
Mods are not always improvements, but they are always using someone else’s work for free.
If no one is asking you to improve upon other people’s work you have no legal right to do so.
I also agree that they shouldn’t be using the modder’s work without compensation.
I support modding, just be real about it.
That’s up for a judge to decide.
It doesn't even need to come to that - it is plain as day your legal right to modify files on your computer