Just a reminder folks, before posting look at what you're about to say and ask yourself "Could I say the exact same thing without a needless and childish personal attack on another forum member?".
Austro said:
"So then what does taleworlds do with resources without ownership? OSP them all? Ban them from use? Require permission from someone who didn't make them or pay for them?"
I don't know the answer to that, only Taleworlds does.
I would have thought this was already well established common knowledge. Or at least common sense.
No one may use another persons work without their permission. This means either a) Explicit permission (you have contacted them and they have given you permission) or b) Implied permission (they have released their work as an OSP or have said "anyone can use this").
If neither of those permissions are met then you may not use their work. It makes absolutely 0 difference if they are active in the community or not.
And to be perfectly, 100% clear. You cannot 'transfer permission', if someone gives you permission to use their work that does not mean you can then pass that work on to someone else. Only the person who made the work originally retains ownership of that work unless they explicitly state otherwise.
And yes this does mean that Persistent Frontier is in violation of the rules (If Gabrilduro was given permission to redistribute the work or 'use it as he saw fit' then that changes things, but if not then PF is full of uncredited 'stolen' work). Will have to look into it to decide what to do on the matter.
