Intellectual Property

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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 / Stanford uni link
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) DMCA / US Summary


Fair Use

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« You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means » – Iñigo Montoya (source)


"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.

For more information, see the Wikipedia articles Fair use / Fair dealing above.

Personal Use

"Personal Use", as "Fair Use", is also frequently used to justify illegal IP usage.
Personal use means for oneself only. Personal use does not cover group usage (e.g friends, clans), let alone reuploads.


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

See also:

Arma

Take On Helicopters


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
    • the creator/owner's permission does not allow someone else to reupload their work on Steam.
      The creator/owner would have to give ownership and remove any existing versions from the workshop in order for someone else to upload the file.


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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Important:
Please note that this table is provided as an assistance and should in no way be a legal reference.
Bohemia Interactive cannot and will not be held responsible for any license misuse you may commit.
You and only you will be held responsible for your actions. As a general rule of thumb, read and abide by each company's EULA.

Use the provided information at your own risk!
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This table was last updated on 2021-01-10 and may be obsolete at the time of reading. Read the EULA to be sure!
License Owned by EULA Agreement-less
usage		 Licensing contact
Babylon 5 Warner Bros
Licensing Company of America 		N/A
Unknown 		Contact info
BattleStar Galactica Universal Studios N/A
No 		N/A
BattleTech / MechWarrior The Topps Company N/A
No 		N/A
Command and Conquer Electronic Arts Terms of Service
Seems to be tolerated 		N/A
DC Comics Warner Bros N/A
Unknown 		Contact info
Fallout Bethesda Zenimax Media Terms of Service
No 		Contact info
Gears of War Microsoft Studios Dev Rules
Seems to be accepted 		N/A
Halo Microsoft Studios Dev Rules
Seems to be accepted 		N/A
Marvel Comics The Walt Disney Company
Marvel
No

Contact info 1
Contact info 2

Metal Gear Solid Konami N/A
Unknown 		N/A
SCP Foundation SCP wiki SCP Licensing Guide (CC-BY-SA)
No 		Contact info
Stargate Metro-Golwyn-Mayer Studios N/A
No 		N/A
Star Trek CBS Entertainment Terms of Use
Seems to be tolerated 		N/A
Star Wars The Walt Disney Company
LucasFilm Ltd.
No 		Contact info
Warhammer Games Workshop Intellectual Property Policy
Unsure about distribution 		Contact info

See Also

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