Hello guys, never expected this post to end like this, nor try to hurt anyone's feelings, so just few things to clear up:
-I made the video to introduce the castle mod (as you can see in the first 5 seconds on the tittle screen) and for general entertaining, I did not take part in the making of the edited version of it. I do know one of the dude who did it, and I did post the dl link of that edited version in the original post which later been edited out. Obviously I didn't read the forum rules (thanks to Dorrin and noosers who pointed that out for me) nor having a clear understand of how copyright works, I apologize for such ignorant act.
-I didn't check YouTube every often, forgot to edited the desperation which originally have the links available, now it's gone.
-Like I said, I didn't participate in editing of this mod, but I do know one of dude who did it. It was never their intention to steal nor disrespect the Saxondragon and the dev team of PoP, their original intention was simply wanting to make mod that they are addicted to better, but lacking the understanding of how copyright works. Items they added are all open sources and they give credit to the original modder as well the dev team of PoP and a link to the official PoP site, the edited version was even post in PoP forum(like this one) under the Chinese M&B forum, which separate from the mod publishing forum and mod editing forum, it was meant for the PoP fans in China and they didn't claim they made it, simply said they just tweaked it and add more staffs to it, But as you can see, they didn't ask for the permission of Saxondragon and the dev team, which is the most important thing they could of done. I'm not trying to justify their actions but only giving you details of it.
-Yes, copyright issue is always a big problem in China, personally I have tried the "free version" of M&B from an public source in China before fall in love with game and bought the legal version of it, defiantly not something I'm proud of, but just an example of the seriousness of this problem. I think it's most caused by the poor educational system, where as I growing up, copyright and concept of ownership were never an important topic. I know, shame on us.
-是的,版权问题在中国一直很严重,我个人也在入坑前玩了盗版的骑马与砍杀,虽然不是什么骄傲的事,但足以表明这个问题的严重性。我认为这和教育系统上的忽视有关,在我们长大的过程中关于版权和所有权的教育一直不是重要话题。我知道,这很不光彩。
-The official Chinese M&B forum does not support piracy and unauthorized work, they follow the same rules of English M&B forum, just a matter of enforcement and management. I will let them know you guys' concerns and see what action they will take. I will also contact the modders of the edited version if it's not too late for an apology. After all, they do respect you guys' work, and only wanting to make it better, but lack the understanding of "asking permission".
-骑马与砍杀中文站官方论坛并不支持这种未经作者允许的私改,他们和Taleworld官方论坛实行一样的管理条例,这次事件只是一次管理上的失误。我会让他们(中文站管理员)知道你们的担忧并给你们看他们的处理措施。我也会和改版作者沟通并希望现在道歉还为时不晚(2013年2月1日)。毕竟,他们真的非常尊重你们的工作,并且只想让潘德变得更好,就是不太懂得寻求允许。
I apologize again for my friend who edited the PoP, and to Saxondargon and rest of the dev team, we all loved your work to death and respect the time, recourse, and hardwork you spend for the enjoyment of many, but lacking the understanding of copyright and concept of ownership. As our country grows, this concept is getting more and more noticeable, laws and rules start to enforce it, but far away from perfection, especially in the modding community. I hope this incident will ring alert among us(we Chinese) and become step stone from ignorance to understanding of copyright and ownership.
我再一次为我修改了潘德的朋友抱歉,对于萨克森龙和其他的制作组成员,我们都十分热爱你们的工作,并尊重你们在时间,经历上的付出,但我们缺乏对版权和所有权知识的了解。就和我们正在发展的国家一样,这个内容也慢慢得到了重视,我们关于这方面也有很多法律,虽然还远不及完美的地步,尤其是对于MOD社区。我希望这件事会为我们(中国人)敲响警钟并作为我们在版权和所有权之路上的垫脚石。
2-1-2013 ArmStrike
2013年2月1日,armstrike
I will let you guys know updates on this issue ASAP!
Ps: been in America for few year, hopefully you guys can understand my poor English |