Blade
12.03.2008, 01:34:50
I am personally against the use of the various mix scrambling programs largely because I feel it constitutes a form of DRM, which I oppose strongly for various reasons I won't go into. I think that the community does a good enough job of policing itself for this kind of thing without needing to throw up technological barriers. Besides if you understand the mix format (its documented on Olaf's site) then you can extract anything you want from it any how as all the files are stored in plain text and are not encrypted. That's not to say it isn't difficult however.
I will say on the subject of theft that taking copies of assets and using them in your own mod is NOT theft and I think its very important to realise the distinction. It is copyright infringements and if not credited properly it is plagiarism as well, but it is not theft. Only property (as in tangible goods) can be stolen as the act of theft deprives you of the use of it. Copying something doesn't suddenly stop it working in the original mod does it?
I will say on the subject of theft that taking copies of assets and using them in your own mod is NOT theft and I think its very important to realise the distinction. It is copyright infringements and if not credited properly it is plagiarism as well, but it is not theft. Only property (as in tangible goods) can be stolen as the act of theft deprives you of the use of it. Copying something doesn't suddenly stop it working in the original mod does it?