Filed under knowledge that we never knew but are now glad we do, according to Microsoft's legal team, their Microsoft Game Studios published characters and likenesses can be used for non-profit use as part of their Game Content Usage Rules that were first implemented for machinima. This allows fans to create mods like the UT3 Master Chief legally and also puts us under the impression that Microsoft's legal team isn't as ... "evil" as we all think they are. Mad props to Microsoft for being so cool, mad props to Master Chief for being so bad ass and mad props to attorneys. Without them, where would we be?
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3-27-2008 @ 12:27PM
Anubis said...
"Map props to Microsoft for being so cool, mad props for Master Chief being so bad ass and mad props for attorneys."
....Maps props?????
lol
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3-27-2008 @ 12:29PM
Anubis said...
Cool...now where's the Raving Rabbids???
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3-27-2008 @ 12:29PM
Fox318 said...
If Microsoft went against EPIC or Sony with this they would have had to have gone after Valve and the GMOD community. Microsoft finally realized that they gain more from not suing the living crap out of other people.
On a scale of Dictator to Gandhi I would rate Microsoft's legal team a Dick Dastardly.
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3-27-2008 @ 12:42PM
joey said...
So now, how about user mod on the 360?
come on already
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3-27-2008 @ 12:42PM
Davis said...
Didn't they still ruin jetman?
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3-27-2008 @ 12:56PM
Mr.ESC said...
So is Bungie giving the guy who did this the Recon armor for UT3? :P
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3-27-2008 @ 1:12PM
Frank said...
I think Microsoft looks at this and says "sweet, free advertising on the PS3 and PC"
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3-27-2008 @ 1:27PM
mike said...
what about that halo RTS mod for C&C they shut down just before they announced their halo wars game?
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3-27-2008 @ 2:01PM
JakubK666 (Ninja Defence Force) said...
So it's okay for it to be out for 360 as long as it's 400 points.
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3-27-2008 @ 2:04PM
FIRST! ! ! said...
If anything, MS should sue because Master Chief looks better on the UT Mod--yes, I know it doesn't work that way.
Seriously. Look at the datail on that armor.
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3-27-2008 @ 2:11PM
eddpaul said...
Umm...I'm confused. Are they talking about an actual Halo3 MOD or just a MODEL of Master Chief. PC FPS's in the past have always had all kinds MODELS from other games and properties and (as far as I know) no developer has ever been legally blamed. MODS on the other hand could potentially cause problems. Thinking back I remember a Dragonball Z mod for HL that was changed for legal reasons.
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3-27-2008 @ 2:13PM
Patrick said...
yeah and the bad part is that the utIII is a snapshot (thats why is a little blurry) and the real master chief is a cut scene of master chief.
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3-27-2008 @ 4:26PM
Nick said...
So I'm expecting a Snake model to be produced for the 360 version?
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3-28-2008 @ 12:32PM
DjDATZ said...
Bravo MS on a situation well handled.
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4-07-2008 @ 7:59PM
boricuamario said...
but what about the Samus moded and Nintendo
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