thread about possible "cracked" code or scripts gone again?

[pstyle]

Originally Posted by taildraggernut

I'm not being disagreeable, I would like to see life breathed back into CoD myself but what is being discussed is totally illegal.

Under what law?

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by pstyle

I see the word "illegal" used a lot.
Can someone please identify under what statute (in your country) modding would be illegal.

Thanks.

Cracking is the illegal part.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Cracking is the illegal part.

Yep ... and being illegal it provides a very nice buffer against any crippling NG style litigation should any modder ever step on any big corporate toes ... "sorry your honor but we do not endorse that product its actually illegal they hacked our code" ...

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Not always though, I have never witnessed the levels of ingratitude as I have in a flight simming community.

Then you haven't been part of a PvP-community in an MMO Flightsim-communities have nothing on those.

[arthursmedley]

Originally Posted by pstyle

I see the word "illegal" used a lot.
Can someone please identify under what statute (in your country) modding would be illegal.

Thanks.

I doubt very much if it's "illegal" anywhere. You could try and make a civil case for breach of copyright but that would involve trying to track down modders and sue them in a court in their own country. I very much doubt you'd find any law to extradite people over a civil matter!

Of course all this would cost millions and get you no-where but it would line a few more lawyers pockets!

[tk471138]

Originally Posted by taildraggernut

I'm not being disagreeable, I would like to see life breathed back into CoD myself but what is being discussed is totally illegal.

alot of things are or were "illegal" it does not mean we should not do them....but i guess you are the type who would have turned in escaped slaves just cuz the law compelled you to do so...

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by tk471138

alot of things are or were "illegal" it does not mean we should not do them....but i guess you are the type who would have turned in escaped slaves just cuz the law compelled you to do so...

Yes, because escaped slaves and cracking a piece of software has SO much in common...

Seriously? That's your comparison?

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by Fjordmonkey

Yes, because escaped slaves and cracking a piece of software has SO much in common...

yups, its not a bad analogy that one

but you dont get it, do you ?

'sec, just let me add some rolleyes so maybe putting it in teen speak helps you out

any better now ?

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by zapatista

yups, its not a bad analogy that one

but you dont get it, do you ?

'sec, just let me add some rolleyes so maybe putting it in teen speak helps you out

any better now ?

I was hoping for the creation of a tool set similar to the one's that the devs planned for us. I don't think that we should start creating planes, or messing with the ones we have. Just some tools for the map alteration, and to fix general game bugs.

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by zapatista

yups, its not a bad analogy that one

but you dont get it, do you ?

'sec, just let me add some rolleyes so maybe putting it in teen speak helps you out

any better now ?

Not really, Zappy. Care to explain instead of being a tosspot?