Mods being copied all over the world??

[UKBusinessLive]

Hi Everyone

I did a search on Google earlier for one of my hacks to show a guy at work and i was supprised at all the different sites that have copied them from here and added them to their sites, which i thought was nice as i must be doing something right but a large majority of the sites are underground nulled sites and one of them was even offering the latest version of VB for free

Now whilst is nice for me to see my hacks on VBulletin support sites, like VBulletin Germany and France, i'm not too happy about it appearing on nulled sites, i just wanted to know what VB.orgs policy on copyrights was and whilst its nice to be asked, Like Allan from the VBulletin-France, its also nice to know exactly where all these hacks are allowed to appear.

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this or am i just being paranoid

[Lynne]

Actually, this has been brought up before in here.

[UKBusinessLive]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Actually, this has been brought up before in here.

Sorry lynne, Its just that i hadn't seen it, being a newbie of sorts

[cheat-master30]

It happens, anything that can remotely be copied and put on these warez sites is. My advice is either to contact their host (if they're in a country which actually cares about who owns this stuff), or just ignore them to be honest.

[BSMedia]

Just ignore them. They have thousands of other peoples work on their sites, many with much deeper pockets than anyone here, and they can't do anything about it, so don't think you'll be able to.

[UKBusinessLive]

Thanks for the replys guys, Its not bothering me at all, i just wondered what the stance was here on the copyright issue.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by UKBusinessLive

Sorry lynne, Its just that i hadn't seen it, being a newbie of sorts

I was in a rush in my reply too. I know I've seen threads about this, but can't remember the subject title. But, basically vb.org, or Jelsoft, can't do anything about it. Jelsoft doesn't have the copyright on your mods, you do. So, you can try asking them to remove them, but unfortunately, some of those places could care less about copyright law and you aren't going to get far in asking. It's best to just ignore them, I think.

[UKBusinessLive]

Originally Posted by Lynne

I was in a rush in my reply too. I know I've seen threads about this, but can't remember the subject title. But, basically vb.org, or Jelsoft, can't do anything about it. Jelsoft doesn't have the copyright on your mods, you do. So, you can try asking them to remove them, but unfortunately, some of those places could care less about copyright law and you aren't going to get far in asking. It's best to just ignore them, I think.

I'm not overly worried about it, i know theres nothing much that can be done, unless you want to spend $$$$$ I may start to add my own copyright both on the forums and in the code, I found these guys on the net and wondered if anyone has has any dealings with them http://creativecommons.org/license/?jurisdiction=uk

I've chosen UK, but you can select your country from a dropdown, its more of a voluntry thing, but i guess the warez sites don't go by the rules of decency.

Anyway thanks for explaining lynne

[kevcj]

A couple of weeks ago I saw a guy on digital point selling a zip file with around 200 VB modifications in it. The price was like $5. I thought about reporting it, but who would I report it to?

And why would someone pay for a mod they can get for free, unless they do not have an active license.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by kevcj

And why would someone pay for a mod they can get for free, unless they do not have an active license.

That is the problem in a nutshell. The vBulletin 'pirate' scene is rampant with no way of controlling it. As soon as something is released here at vB.org, it is almost guaranteed to be reposted at other sites, sometimes within minutes.

You can search the forums here to see what the responses have been in the past when the issue has been brought up.