Garry's Mod DMCA situation.

[Democratic Ice Noodle]

Since Nintendo brought the hammer down on Garry's Mod Workshop how is this gonna affect the overall workshop ecosystem.

[Malfunctioning Robot]

None, this isn't exactly a new precedent. Don't upload content you don't hold the rights to was ALREADY a rule

[Democratic Ice Noodle]

Originally posted by Malfunctioning Robot:

None, this isn't exactly a new precedent. Don't upload content you don't hold the rights to was ALREADY a rule

It was never enforced I guess.

[Yzal]

Originally posted by Malfunctioning Robot:

None, this isn't exactly a new precedent. Don't upload content you don't hold the rights to was ALREADY a rule

Specially Nintendo's, we have years of evidence about how they react to this kind of stuff. Honestly? i'm surprised it took them this long.

[Democratic Ice Noodle]

Originally posted by Lazy Dog:

Originally posted by Malfunctioning Robot:

None, this isn't exactly a new precedent. Don't upload content you don't hold the rights to was ALREADY a rule

Specially Nintendo's, we have years of evidence about how they react to this kind of stuff. Honestly? i'm surprised it took them this long.

Like 20 years of addons gone. I know the Left 4 Dead workshop also has a bunch of Nintendo related addons as well.

[Malfunctioning Robot]

Originally posted by (Insert Username Here):

Originally posted by Malfunctioning Robot:

None, this isn't exactly a new precedent. Don't upload content you don't hold the rights to was ALREADY a rule

It was never enforced I guess.

It was, as per the dmca garrys mod has taken down plenty of mods in the past for properly filed claims. As Lazy Dog said it's just surprising Nintendo took this long

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Nintendo had been going full force with takedown notices the past few years across all platforms, services and against content creators.

Just expect Nintendo to do this from now on.

[HikariLight]

Use this as a reminder that you shouldn't create content based off of an IP you don't have permission to use.

The owner of the content may very well come after you for copyright infringement.

Look at the City of Heros server that popped up recently, they got not only permission but full on support from the IP owners to set up a new set of servers for the game.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

I don't think it helped when Valve had the Yuzu emulator in the Steam Deck ad that Valve quickly edited out after it blew up on social media.

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-edits-steam-deck-trailer-to-remove-nintendo-switch-emulator-icon/

When you paint a target on yourself, things will happen.

[HikariLight]

Emulators have always been a gray area.
So long as the game was not being actively sold, the IP owners didn't care. (Most of the time)

With how Nintendo has been setting up it's own emulators on the Switch, that means the games are being sold which means use of the third party emulator is illegal.

[Ben Lubar]

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/#6

section 6-D

D. Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to us that you have sufficient rights in all User Generated Content to grant Valve and other affected parties the licenses described under A. and B. above or in any license terms specific to the applicable Workshop-Enabled App or Workshop page. This includes, without limitation, any kind of intellectual property rights or other proprietary or personal rights affected by or included in the User Generated Content. In particular, with respect to Workshop Contributions, you represent and warrant that the Workshop Contribution was originally created by you (or, with respect to a Workshop Contribution to which others contributed besides you, by you and the other contributors, and in such case that you have the right to submit such Workshop Contribution on behalf of those other contributors).

You furthermore represent and warrant that the User Generated Content, your submission of that Content, and your granting of rights in that Content does not violate any applicable contract, law or regulation.

If you're uploading something to the Steam Workshop, it has to be something you're allowed to distribute. If you upload something you don't have permission to distribute, that's a violation of not just the Steam Subscriber Agreement but also international law.

Don't upload stolen content and it won't be removed by DMCA takedown requests.

[Crashed]

Considering some reviews are now encouraging illegal activity, perhaps Valve should pay close attention to reviews posted today and in the coming weeks.

[budisourdog]

Gonna be interesting and probably depressing to follow this one. I'd like to know if they're targetting Gmod itself or the ENTIRE STEAM WORKSHOP which is a huge distinction which is not very clear in the announcement.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by budisourdog:

Gonna be interesting and probably depressing to follow this one. I'd like to know if they're targetting Gmod itself or the ENTIRE STEAM WORKSHOP which is a huge distinction which is not very clear in the announcement.

Valve has to comply with the law. Neither Valve nor Facepunch want to risk getting sued.

[budisourdog]

"Nintendo stuff on Steam Workshop
We're working on removing all Nintendo related stuff from Steam Workshop"
These are incredibly vauge and ominous words

[Crashed]

Originally posted by budisourdog:

"Nintendo stuff on Steam Workshop
We're working on removing all Nintendo related stuff from Steam Workshop"
These are incredibly vauge and ominous words

In fairness Nintendo's IP has never been licensed for use on Steam.