- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening legal action against the fan-made Oblivion remake in a dispute over code they contributed.
Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening legal action against the fan-made Oblivion remake in a dispute over code they contributed.
In the world of software, you actually can. Doesn’t mean you should, but the option is there legally for (in general) good reasons. EDIT: for example, a project could make you accessory or compulsory to a crime if the code you contributed was distributed to a jurisdiction where it is illegal, see DMCA, cryptography exports, etc.
Same as in the world of arts. There was a famous case in… I think Mexico? where some theatre artists’s portrayals and renditions of characters were reused without their authorization in a campaign to defame HIV victims and the LGBTQ population in general.