UI Mods Lawsuit

[Banriikku]

I am not a lawayer but illegal ? i dont think you know what this word means.
From what i could gather it was voilation of copyright law in the case op brought up (somebody made money of the product wihtout any rights).

[Izar_Chillen]

"So, what are you in for?"
"Eh, I mugged an old lady and pulled a knife on a guy in a bar."
"Damn."
"You?"
"I made a client-side modification to an MMORPG titled Final Fantasy XIV which made all player and non-player characters look like Lalafells."
"... What?"

Appropriate username

[Adamantini]

"So, what are you in for?"
"Eh, I mugged an old lady and pulled a knife on a guy in a bar."
"Damn."
"You?"
"I made a client-side modification to an MMORPG titled Final Fantasy XIV which made all player and non-player characters look like Lalafells."
"... What?"

"So, what are you in for?"
"Eh, I mugged an old lady and pulled a knife on a guy in a bar."
"Damn."
"You?"
"I made vieras and hrothgars hats in FFXIV"
"... What?"

[LianaThorne]

I would like to highlight that even if the unwanted mods are provided for free and not condoned, the mods are deemed illegal and a copyright infringement.

http://mttlr.org/2012/11/gaming-mods-and-copyright/

A quote from this article, "mods are “legal” only insofar as game developers suffer them to be so; the moment a developer finds a mod distasteful, it can be found to infringe copyright."

The invalid argument that \\'free\\' mods are legal over paid mods in very misleading.

Your thoughts?

If you're going to open up a debate, might as well reply to people with your opinion rather than regurgitate articles at us that are a decade old. Otherwise this feels like talking to a brick wall.

[Kranel_San]

Again, I believe Square Enix and FF14 have been extremely patient with certain gaming communities involving mods, leaks, and etc. However, it\\'s 2022 and other MMO gaming companies are taking action, and bringing these individuals to justice and prosecuting them in court like with Activision (Call of Duty) vs CxCheats.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/call-of-dut...ats-activision

A quote from the article, "CxCheats offered an array of methods*for cheating and hacking your UI, from aimbots to making your radar bigger, with cheat menus retailing for $60, all of which have been removed from the store."

I believe this prosecution is very similar to Square Enix case and FF14 gamers broadcasting illegal UI mods and leaks. I also believe Square Enix should go after these individuals and websites hosting these illegal mods and leaks like Square Enix has done in the past with leaks of Deus Ex in 2011.

https://www.eurogamer.net/square-eni...eus-ex-leakers

Your thoughts?

Dumbness or madness or maybe both... given form!

[Neoyoshi]

Where's Titanlawmen when you need them?

Edit: I can't help but feel like this person was leveling their fishing, and may have level'd up off of all of you.

[Necrotica]

Gotta make this a team effort to keep this rolling.

There are paid mods out there for ff14. Some youtuber made a video I think talking about some of the paid mods for pvp.

Sue those guys into the ground. Jail time. Prison time. Death penalty even.

[FrogDog]

Your thoughts?

I think you're using the word "illegal" a little loosely.

[Izar_Chillen]

Gotta make this a team effort to keep this rolling.

There are paid mods out there for ff14. Some youtuber made a video I think talking about some of the paid mods for pvp.

Sue those guys into the ground. Jail time. Prison time. Death penalty even.

Whilst you're at it, why not lift off and nuke them from orbit, its the only way to be sure.

[Renalt]

I remember the time the Floating Chat Bubbles mod took over my PC and forced me into Savage/Ultimate content and just soloed the entire event while I was tied to a chair and helpless.

Mods are bad news people. Not even once!

The mod didn't tie me to the chair in case you were wondering.