Is the TPP the Death of Forge?

[thebest108]

Its no secret that Microsoft is making a push against modders, but this trade agreement is more like pushing modders of cliff! From what's been leaked by Wikileaks the TPP basically makes even looking through a game's files an act of breaking the game company's rights. Even worse the TPP arms companies with the ability to press legal charged for infringing their "rights", and goes as far as to Order Destruction of any devices used to commit this infringement. That means if you were modify a game to remove some BS drm, even if you bought the game and didn't distribute the police would still come to your house, give a hefty fine and then proceed to DESTROY your computer! If this wasn't bad enough, companies can put legal charges (this is a crime now), and SUE YOU for any modifications distributed on a "commercial scale". What commercial means is up to interpretation, but the TPP is explicitly clear that commercial does not mean for profit! (Convenient Right?)

 

If nothing happens the TPP will be passed in a little over 80 days and All Modding becomes Criminal. Its obvious that greedy corporations want absolute control over anything related to their games, and its a shame because some of the best games of all time (CS,TF,Dota to name a few) all started out as mods. Now what the Hell are we supposed to do?! Never mod again after all the Congressmen ignore it and let it get passed?

 

What I'm saying is that if you love mods/modding, then the TPP is effectively the death of all mods. This wasn't an agreement made by politicians, it was done by the largest corporations in the world to maximize their profits and fuck everybody else. Don't take my word, take Jim Sterling's 

 

I don't care what your political beliefs are; Let me be clear, under these new laws Forge is Illegal, all of us are Criminals, all the users are Criminals, Microsoft has the rights to Destroy ANY Computer with any trace of mods, and anything that is of "Commercial Distribution" (Basically when corporations feel like it) can get you Sued and Thrown In Jail!!!

 

I'm just trying to spread awareness of this terrible rebirth of SOPA. We Cannot let this get passed! Please spread awareness of the fore-coming death of modding (And most other derivative works as well).

[NulReference]

just have to make a note here microsoft destroys hundreds of thousands of computers a year... every time windows is installed..

 

 

LONG LIVE LINUX!!!