http://elrath.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=395
and another discussion between Chuckles and Paradox(SunwindAeon):
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/ ... 015954/p/4
To highlight some points:
andMods/Maps are, unless stated, similar to public domain, that's the whole FRIGGIN POINT isn't it?
versus:because id love to know who would mind having their map spread around to reach more people, and really, I honestly dont see any problem with this, nobody is claming ownership, the authors name is on the map, I know if I spent hours making a map, I would it to be on as many sites as possible so more people could find it.
Or in other words, is there any point in asking a mapmaker when republishing his/her map or should the publisher and maker have a "contract"?Heck, you've got some maps posted on your site that were made by people who've died?!? You've got maps that were made to be exclusively distributed on certain sites...per the map-makers' wishes. Publishing those maps without the map-makers consent is pretty much theft as well.
Your thoughts?