I believe derivative works covers mods as well. That said I definitely don’t agree with way that functions right now. Derivative works were originally intended for things like sheet music and translations that accompany music or video, not mods that either add content or alter the experience. Mods are additive and /…

“Also, Nike is almost as protective of their IPs as Nintendo, so you have any proof of [unlicensed] modified Nike products in use [in competitions]?”

As a small software developer, laws like these do nothing to protect the little guys and they do in fact only help big companies.  How in the world do you expect small time devs to hire lawyers to go out and protect their IP like this?  It isn’t remotely feasible for anyone expect the big fish.

“Using (other than a club or a ball) that artificially eliminates or reduces the need for a skill or judgment that is essential to the challenge of the game”

How is modding in any way comparable to distributing pirated copies of a game? That’s a terrible analogy.  Nothing here is illegal as you imply either.

I develop add-on software for small businesses and I can say that DMCA is a huge boon to small businesses. IMO what’s really the problem is that these old games even qualify for protection after all this time. Copyright protection runs for far too long nowadays. The idea of copyright protection in the first place is…

CP2077 was certainly rushed.

TW3 had 3 times the content and most of that content had far more depth and quality than CP2077's grindy side-quests. TW3 had bugs at launch but nowhere near the scale of CP2077. Both in polish and substance; CP2077 paled in comparison to TW3. TW3's launch was not perfect but to say the launch of TW3 was a “total…

No, fans were willing to wait.  Sure there were people that did not want to wait but this is the internet, you can find someone somewhere expressing every possible opinion on a topic.  Let’s not conflate that with everyone.

I’d have to contest this point. There are files that disappear from the internet all the time. Either hosting services go down, old unused files are erased from servers, or automatic routines remove files that meet certain criteria. I’ve had this very problem recently trying to find an older anime. That’s the problem…

That’s not how copyright works. It doesn’t just expire if no one isn’t using it after a set period of time.

It would be nice if copyright wasn’t extended to 70 years after death and instead was left at it’s original 28. At this rate, the only way you are going to be able to view your childhood shows or games is “illegally”. Copyright was originally intended to allow authors, artists, and musicians a reasonable time to make…

I agree, the two can co-exist perfectly well as they appeal to two different kinds of people. PUBG is just unfortunate to be compared to Fortnite. Both games are early access, which typically entails bugs. The big difference being that Fortnite has allot of money and experience behind it and just so happens to be the…

Japan typically has hot summers but this one has been pretty brutal.

Don’t buy their stuff and send them an email telling them specifically why you aren’t buying. If enough people do this they’ll eventually be forced to change their ways.

I would honestly like to see Bethesda start suing the modding community.  It’s funny because the modding community is a huge reason their games keep their price and sell for years after release.  They would be flushing hundreds of millions down the toilet. 

Once again, no one on PC is forcing you to upgrade anything on your system. You can play esport games like Overwatch and CS:Go on a potato computer and there are literally a boatload of game released every year that don’t require a powerful graphics card. Heck, you can even buy a $100 graphics card and play every game…

Then stick with stocks parts and don’t overclock and don’t worry about it.  No one is forcing you to do this.

IMO Harley espouses the ideals of the generation it’s advertised for and going to die with.

Welcome to the club.  I sold a bitcoin for $200 when I could have had $18K a year later.