Intellectual Property

Template:SideTOC Template:wip This page covers many questions some users may have about what they can and cannot do about Bohemia Interactive's or other licenses for a free, non-commercial use.

Definitions

Term	Definition
License	License
End-User License Agreement (EULA)	End-user license agreement
Intellectual Property (IP)	Intellectual property
Fair Use	Fair use / Fair dealing

"Fair Use"

"Fair Use" is very often called as the ideal line of defense regarding copyright infringement.
Alas for its subscribers, Fair Use most likely means allowed for research and educational purpose, under which gaming/modding does not fall. It is also a personal, non-commercial "default license" that cannot cover a mod team nor Steam distribution of such work.

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See Wikipedia's article Fair use.

Bohemia Interactive

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Regarding BI tools usage, anything that went through BI Tools can NOT be sold by default, without express authorization from Bohemia Interactive. See BITools EULA for more information.

Category	Action	Allowed	Conditions
Mods & PBO	Buying/Selling mods	Template:task	BITools EULA
	Buying/Selling pbo files	Template:task	BITools EULA
	Forward-porting previous BI games content to newer ones	Template:task/	BITools EULA
3D Models	Buying/Selling p3d 3D models	Template:task	BITools EULA
	Buying/Selling non-p3d 3D models	Template:task/	N/A
	Buying/Selling non-p3d to p3d conversion service	Template:task	BITools EULA
Textures	Buying/Selling paa textures	Template:task	BITools EULA
	Buying/Selling non-paa textures	Template:task/	N/A
	Buying/Selling non-paa to paa conversion service	Template:task	BITools EULA
Text content	Buying/Selling sqf scripts	Template:task/	N/A
	Buying/Selling cpp (config) files	Template:task/	N/A
	Buying/Selling bin (binarised config) files	Template:task	BITools EULA
Monetizing in-game content	Giving/Taking money for Arma 3 server content	Template:task/	Monetization Rules
	Giving/Taking money for DayZ server content	Template:task/	Monetization Rules
Media Monetizing	Monetizing a video of BI game(s)	Template:task/	Monetization Rules

See also:

• Meta:General disclaimer
• Bohemia Interactive Community:Guidelines

Template:armaSeries

• Data provided in Arma Licensed Data Pack:
  • can be modified and/or used to make an Template:armaSeries mod
  • cannot be modified nor used in other games
• Data that is not listed in Arma Licensed Data Pack cannot be modified nor used in any way.

Take On Helicopters

• Data provided in Take On Helicopters Data Pack:
  • can be modified and/or used to make an Template:armaSeries mod (or a Take On Helicopters one)
  • cannot be modified nor used in other games
• Data that is not listed in Take On Helicopters Data Pack cannot be modified nor used in any way.

Steam EULA

Steam Subscriber Agreement (User Generated Content paragraph)

• items must be uploaded by the creator/owner/group account. It is forbidden to upload an item that was made by someone else
  • even with their permission - the creator/owner would have to give ownership and remove any other versions from the workshop

Other Intellectual Properties

In a general manner, companies do not agree to usage of their Intellectual Property without a license agreement. Here are some licenses detailed for a free, non-commercial use.

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This information was last updated on 2020-10-27 and may be obsolete at the time of reading. Read the EULA to be sure!

License	Owned by	EULA	Agreement-less usage	Licensing contact
Command and Conquer	Electronic Arts	N/A	N/A - known as OK	N/A
Gears of War	Microsoft Studios	Dev Rules	N/A - known as OK	N/A
HALO	Microsoft Studios	Dev Rules	N/A - known as OK	N/A
Star Wars	The Walt Disney Company / LucasFilm Ltd.	Walt Disney Studios Licensing	Template:task	Christopher Holm Ph: (415) 623-1938 chris.holm@lucasfilm.com
Warhammer	Games Workshop	IP Policy	N/A - should be OK Unsure about distribution	licensing@gwplc.com