Uh, Tekkit has basically nothing going for it at this point. The YogCraft mudpack has 95% of the mods in Tekkit, plus tons more. Oh, and it actually runs on 1.4 instead of 1.2.5.
Oh hey, another guy no one should listen to since he can't even get what version Tekkit is running on right! JOY! Go away you ignorant little crap.
Any tools you write for the game from scratch belongs to you. Other than commercial use (unless specifically authorized by us in our brand and assets usage guidelines - for instance you are allowed to put ads on your YouTube videos containing Minecraft footage), you're free to do whatever you want with screenshots and videos of the game, but don't just rip art resources and pass them around, that's no fun. Plugins for the game also belong to you and you can do whatever you want with them, as long as you don't sell them for money. We reserve the final say regarding what constitutes a tool/plugin and what doesn't.
I would say that a compilation of files that are inserted into the minecraft.jar or zipped up and loaded by a modloader like forge constitutes as a plugin. If you were to write a blog about restaurants in New York every week, and some random person compiled all of your blogs, as well as those of other people, and put them on his/her own website without permission, wouldn't that be illegal? It would deprive you of any money you would have made through advertising (and no, the advertising doesn't break the Minecraft Terms of Use.) I'd say that yes, Tekkit breached the law when the creator released the modpack without permissions of the mod authors. I'm not referring to the leak, but to the fact that he continued to leave the modpack open to the public, ignoring the demands of the mod authors to remove their work from his website.
Any tools you write for the game from scratch belongs to you. Other than commercial use (unless specifically authorized by us in our brand and assets usage guidelines - for instance you are allowed to put ads on your YouTube videos containing Minecraft footage), you're free to do whatever you want with screenshots and videos of the game, but don't just rip art resources and pass them around, that's no fun. Plugins for the game also belong to you and you can do whatever you want with them, as long as you don't sell them for money. We reserve the final say regarding what constitutes a tool/plugin and what doesn't.
I would say that a compilation of files that are inserted into the minecraft.jar or zipped up and loaded by a modloader like forge constitutes as a plugin. If you were to write a blog about restaurants in New York every week, and some random person compiled all of your blogs, as well as those of other people, and put them on his/her own website without permission, wouldn't that be illegal? It would deprive you of any money you would have made through advertising (and no, the advertising doesn't break the Minecraft Terms of Use.) I'd say that yes, Tekkit breached the law when the creator released the modpack without permissions of the mod authors. I'm not referring to the leak, but to the fact that he continued to leave the modpack open to the public, ignoring the demands of the mod authors to remove their work from his website.
Except no Forge breaks the ToS by having parts of MCs code in it. You want to use the ToS in your argument make sure it doesn't work against you also.
Modded Clients are different to Mods, its a bit of a grey area, but Minecraft in their terms of (Service) say that if you bought the game you have a right to modify it as much as you want, but a Modded Client means that you are bypassing their authentication. Minecraft Coder Pack has great relations with Minecraft and even get the pre-releases early (pre-pre-releases) so that they can update for Modders.
Minecraft allows this (just) as the creators of forge talked to them about it and they agreed. If Minecraft/Mojang agree to something then it is allowed whatever their TOS say
Except no a verbal statement doesn't overright a written/typed set of terms you agree to. If you got the head of Apple to say you could do anything with your iPhone that doesn't mean doing things not allowed by the ToS doesn't break the ToS.
Except no Forge breaks the ToS by having parts of MCs code in it. You want to use the ToS in your argument make sure it doesn't work against you also.
Since when is this about Forge? I'm talking purely about Tekkit, not about it's contents. I haven't heard anything about Forge having been distributing Minecraft code, and even if it is, that is a completely separate discussion. To be honest, if you're correct, it just works for my argument, not against it. Any other random pieces of information you wish to throw at me, while skirting the fact that Tekkit broke the law?
Since when is this about Forge? I'm talking purely about Tekkit, not about it's contents. I haven't heard anything about Forge having been distributing Minecraft code, and even if it is, that is a completely separate discussion. To be honest, if you're correct, it just works for my argument, not against it. Any other random pieces of information you wish to throw at me, while skirting the fact that Tekkit broke the law?
You brought up the ToS. Forge breaks the ToS. All mods that have ANYTHING from the basegame breaks the current ToS.
Like I said, don't bring up a point that just hurts your position.
Except no a verbal statement doesn't overright a written/typed set of terms you agree to. If you got the head of Apple to say you could do anything with your iPhone that doesn't mean doing things not allowed by the ToS doesn't break the ToS.
You're wrong. If the person who owns the copyright tells you that you can do whatever you want with it, then you have the exact right to do whatever you want with it.
You're wrong. If the person who owns the copyright tells you that you can do whatever you want with it, then you have the exact right to do whatever you want with it.
So a legally binding agreement is suspended in favor of a verbal one? You DO know how stupid that sounds right? What's next, the head of Apple saying any jailbroken iPhones are still under warranty without changing anything that says otherwise making it so?
The thing is, the Tekkit creators didn't get permission from the mod makers to put their mods for download in a pack. You dont have to worry about anything though only the Tekkit people...
The thing is, the Tekkit creators didn't get permission from the mod makers to put their mods for download in a pack. You dont have to worry about anything though only the Tekkit people...
The worst that can happen is them getting it taken down for a few days. They can't actually pursue any legal action in a court of law due to the lack of monetary damages.
This was the case initially, but they have now removed mods which do not have permission and are only adding ones for which they do have, right?
Not like the mods could do anything ANYWAY. If they tried to bring it to court the case would get thrown out due to not violating copy right in a way that be brought before a court of law.
Oh hey, another guy no one should listen to since he can't even get what version Tekkit is running on right! JOY! Go away you ignorant little crap.
Any tools you write for the game from scratch belongs to you. Other than commercial use (unless specifically authorized by us in our brand and assets usage guidelines - for instance you are allowed to put ads on your YouTube videos containing Minecraft footage), you're free to do whatever you want with screenshots and videos of the game, but don't just rip art resources and pass them around, that's no fun. Plugins for the game also belong to you and you can do whatever you want with them, as long as you don't sell them for money. We reserve the final say regarding what constitutes a tool/plugin and what doesn't.
I would say that a compilation of files that are inserted into the minecraft.jar or zipped up and loaded by a modloader like forge constitutes as a plugin. If you were to write a blog about restaurants in New York every week, and some random person compiled all of your blogs, as well as those of other people, and put them on his/her own website without permission, wouldn't that be illegal? It would deprive you of any money you would have made through advertising (and no, the advertising doesn't break the Minecraft Terms of Use.) I'd say that yes, Tekkit breached the law when the creator released the modpack without permissions of the mod authors. I'm not referring to the leak, but to the fact that he continued to leave the modpack open to the public, ignoring the demands of the mod authors to remove their work from his website.
Except no Forge breaks the ToS by having parts of MCs code in it. You want to use the ToS in your argument make sure it doesn't work against you also.
Except no a verbal statement doesn't overright a written/typed set of terms you agree to. If you got the head of Apple to say you could do anything with your iPhone that doesn't mean doing things not allowed by the ToS doesn't break the ToS.
Tekkit is NOT illegal.
Tekkit is just a modpack. The login system connects to minecraft.net and checks if you have bought Minecraft.
Since when is this about Forge? I'm talking purely about Tekkit, not about it's contents. I haven't heard anything about Forge having been distributing Minecraft code, and even if it is, that is a completely separate discussion. To be honest, if you're correct, it just works for my argument, not against it. Any other random pieces of information you wish to throw at me, while skirting the fact that Tekkit broke the law?
You brought up the ToS. Forge breaks the ToS. All mods that have ANYTHING from the basegame breaks the current ToS.
Like I said, don't bring up a point that just hurts your position.
You're wrong. If the person who owns the copyright tells you that you can do whatever you want with it, then you have the exact right to do whatever you want with it.
So a legally binding agreement is suspended in favor of a verbal one? You DO know how stupid that sounds right? What's next, the head of Apple saying any jailbroken iPhones are still under warranty without changing anything that says otherwise making it so?
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They already tweeted that they would eventually add mods!
noobs...
The worst that can happen is them getting it taken down for a few days. They can't actually pursue any legal action in a court of law due to the lack of monetary damages.
Also in my opinion ftb is much better.
Not like the mods could do anything ANYWAY. If they tried to bring it to court the case would get thrown out due to not violating copy right in a way that be brought before a court of law.