Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening legal action against the fan-made Oblivion remake in a dispute over code they contributed.

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    13 days ago

    General expectation and legally bound are two different things, though. If they have no copyright, no licenses applied, and no contract, they might not have much chance to win. I think we all know how the law frequently gets used to reinforce shitty behavior, so it’s not exactly far fetched.

    Of course, if the butthead also doesn’t have a copyright or license applied on the asset, they might similarly be pissing in the wind.

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      12 days ago

      Of course, if the butthead also doesn’t have a copyright or license applied on the asset, they might similarly be pissing in the wind.

      This seems quite likely to be the situation.

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        12 days ago

        Whoops! Hopefully the lawsuit is thrown out, then, and everyone at least adds a license file to their stuff so everyone can move forward with clear usage rights.

        (I mean, ‘if’ he sues, since the article only says threats)