I doubt this is hardly the right place.
I assumed since it kind of concerns everyone then a public place would be a good way to ask. I'll try by email soon too.
Generally mods are derivative works meaning that you infringe on the copyright of the original product.
... this highly depends on the jurisdiction, but in Europe or the US this is simply completely wrong. Information is widely available on this, look it up.
Things tend to be covered by EULA of the game itself. Since there is no official modding support and no official modkit this is probably all up in the air.
The EULA is a great point! I've tried to get it from the Steam UI to no avail, I sent a message to their support. I'm fairly sure I signed it when I bought the game. It's very possible that this is all a grey area indeed.
My guess is TW can take your code and do whatever they want with it considering that it is derivative work, but they're unlikely to do so.
Again, in many jurisdictions this is completely wrong. I suggest you take a look at what happened between Minecraft and Bukkit.
Personally, sorry about the jab, but I think it's laughable how protective people get over their mods. If they took my code and plugged it into the game I'd be honored.
Jabs are fine, but you're alone on this one. This isn't just about mods but about everything produced around M&B. AARs, videos (be they gameplay, critics, stories, a mixture of all), code, assets, music, spin-off games why not, etc...
This isn't about people being protective. You are the one who brought this and ridiculed it (look up straw man argument). This is simply about avoiding outright abuse and in general knowing what the relationship between the community and the company is.
This is irrelevant but it may help you understand my point: If Taleworlds' position is "Yep, everything you do is ours if we wanna" then by all means
fine. As long as everyone involved understands their rights and the limits of their rights, it's alright. I'm trying to find those.
