[Advice] A known modder ripped off entire class files from my mod

[Vertice]

Hello,

 

I'm Vertice (aka Rodol) the developer of Rival Rebels

I'm looking for some advice here, or to know what are my options. Yesterday I learnt and then confirmed that 4 of my class files that I developed and included in Rival Rebels version 1.4.7 are now present on another mod v. 1.5.2.  And when I compared them they where exact matches of my original code. Even two classes that I called Vertice, my profile name here. The other two are the ones that really concern me, the plasma cannon projectile render.

So to make it short, this person even copied parts of the code that were left overs. And when I contacted him, he refuses to remove my code. Saying that as far as he is concerned his mod is older than mine...

 

So please, let me know what are my options, I feel very bad because of it. And I already gave him the chance to settle this in a cordial manner, but he refuses.

 

Thank you

[SenpaiSubaraki]

minecraft forums ? report him. your mod is your right and copyright. report him, and he will have to, as the code is originaly yours. if you have the proof, he has nothing to say. your mod had that code since 1.4.7, his came later.

[NuclearFej]

As SenpaiSubaraki said, it is your code and your copyright.

 

You have plenty of options for recourse. (I am not a lawyer.)

 

If he refuses to remove the code from the mod, you can sue him for quite a bit of money. Tell him that. It's not just an empty threat; you can find out his real name and location through a variety of means.

 

Besides legal recourse, very few web hosts will host copyright-infringing material. You can get it taken down with a DMCA request (assuming the host is in the US). I don't know where it is hosted, but it is likely that the file host will stop hosting the files, whoever that may be. Just contact whoever hosts the files to get info.

 

Edit: oh yeah, duh, just tell the community who it is that stole the code for now. Real easy, people will boycott that mod and ask for its removal if you present good evidence.