are mods protected by copyright？
As a modder of RA2YR, here is the question. Are we, modders, protected from assets ripping, and unauthorized modifications of our own mods? Do we have the legal right to limit the use of assets crea...
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As I said, the very assets you're trying to protect should probably technically not even exist in the proprietary SHP / voxel formats they are in... I doubt there's even a basis for real copyright discussions here.
And, honestly, I doubt EA cares what mod makers do beyond the scope of "they're violating our EULA but we're allowing it for the sake of the fan base." All the rest is internal squabbles, as my linked topic from 2009 shows quite clearly. It's already in rule-broken territory; I don't think anything legal can help you there.
You made your point clear. But I still want some official answer.
The EA people here are community managers and tech support people, though... I doubt they can give legal advice on such matters.
