I was thinking last night how Freebuild is going to seed a TOS for mods, to outline the rights of modders and allow for protection from plagarism(to prevent the kind of fiasco that happened with TBM and blockland). As I was going over it in my head, I came up with some simple rules as a start. Let me know what you think and if there's anything I left out:
Freebuild Modding Terms of Use
By publishing or installing a modification for Freebuild, you agree to the following terms:
Usage Rights
All original content published on this site remains the property of its author, however the developers of Freebuild reserve the right to modify, disassemble and repackage your modification as we see fit. This way, anything you make for Freebuild is still yours to use in whatever other projects you want, but we get to modify and repackage mods for future versions of Freebuild if we happen to like them. Other users may also modify and repackage Freebuild modifications as long as the original author is credited, unless otherwise specified by the author, as elaborated in the "Plagiarism" section of this document.
Liability
Neither the developers of Freebuild, nor the managers of any associated websites can be held responsible for the content or stability of any Freebuild modification. If a user installs a mod, they take on full responsibility for anything it might do to their game or computer. If an author knowingly releases a mod that compromises the safety of this website or its users, that author can and will be held responsible for any damage caused, and immediate action will be taken against them, up to and including legal action if we(the developers and managers of this site) deem it necessary.
Plagiarism
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any modification for Freebuild that is released on this site may be used by other users in their own modification projects, as long as the original author is credited. If an author uses content from another modification, and fails to credit the original source, they will be given one chance to correct the error and properly credit their source(we can add this credit ourselves if the author is unable). Continued refusal to credit the original author will result in removal of the offending product, and possible banishment of the plagiarist from this website. If a user simply re-releases or repackages another's mod and calls it their own, without any significant change, it will be removed and the offending author may be subject to punishment, including but not limited to banishment from the website. An author may protect their content from unauthorized use by stating explicitly within their mod that it may not be used without their consent. Anyone reported using said author's content will then be treated as a plagiarist, subject to the same consequences. It is at our discretion what action to take when a violation of this policy is discovered. It is up to the author of a mod to report theft of it[we may add a dedicated email address here]. We take no responsibility to actively check for plagiarism.
Open-Source Requirements
Unless we give permission to the contrary, all cs scripts used in mods published on this site must be open-source, to protect the security of our users. If for some reason you feel you must keep a script compiled in dso format to protect your work, you may email or pm any Freebuild developer[this may be changed to a specific developer(s) or dedicated email address] with your request and your reasoning behind it, along with an uncompiled cs version of the script(s) you wish locked down. If we accept your request, you will be given permission to publish your mod with the script(s) precompiled, as long as they match what we have on file(if you later update the mod, you must give us an updated source first). You have our assurances that any source scripts you send us via these means will be kept private.
Freebuild Modding Terms of Use
By publishing or installing a modification for Freebuild, you agree to the following terms:
Usage Rights
All original content published on this site remains the property of its author, however the developers of Freebuild reserve the right to modify, disassemble and repackage your modification as we see fit. This way, anything you make for Freebuild is still yours to use in whatever other projects you want, but we get to modify and repackage mods for future versions of Freebuild if we happen to like them. Other users may also modify and repackage Freebuild modifications as long as the original author is credited, unless otherwise specified by the author, as elaborated in the "Plagiarism" section of this document.
Liability
Neither the developers of Freebuild, nor the managers of any associated websites can be held responsible for the content or stability of any Freebuild modification. If a user installs a mod, they take on full responsibility for anything it might do to their game or computer. If an author knowingly releases a mod that compromises the safety of this website or its users, that author can and will be held responsible for any damage caused, and immediate action will be taken against them, up to and including legal action if we(the developers and managers of this site) deem it necessary.
Plagiarism
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any modification for Freebuild that is released on this site may be used by other users in their own modification projects, as long as the original author is credited. If an author uses content from another modification, and fails to credit the original source, they will be given one chance to correct the error and properly credit their source(we can add this credit ourselves if the author is unable). Continued refusal to credit the original author will result in removal of the offending product, and possible banishment of the plagiarist from this website. If a user simply re-releases or repackages another's mod and calls it their own, without any significant change, it will be removed and the offending author may be subject to punishment, including but not limited to banishment from the website. An author may protect their content from unauthorized use by stating explicitly within their mod that it may not be used without their consent. Anyone reported using said author's content will then be treated as a plagiarist, subject to the same consequences. It is at our discretion what action to take when a violation of this policy is discovered. It is up to the author of a mod to report theft of it[we may add a dedicated email address here]. We take no responsibility to actively check for plagiarism.
Open-Source Requirements
Unless we give permission to the contrary, all cs scripts used in mods published on this site must be open-source, to protect the security of our users. If for some reason you feel you must keep a script compiled in dso format to protect your work, you may email or pm any Freebuild developer[this may be changed to a specific developer(s) or dedicated email address] with your request and your reasoning behind it, along with an uncompiled cs version of the script(s) you wish locked down. If we accept your request, you will be given permission to publish your mod with the script(s) precompiled, as long as they match what we have on file(if you later update the mod, you must give us an updated source first). You have our assurances that any source scripts you send us via these means will be kept private.