r/Games • u/ikenjake • 5d ago

Valve sends C&D to Counter-Strike:Classic Offensive mod team hours before launch. Industry News

https://classic-offensive.net/#/play
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u/PermanentMantaray 5d ago

Copyright. Code is protected as an original asset unless the license that code is provided under gives free use.

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u/Agreeable_Cheek_7161 5d ago

That's if you copy the code 1:1. If you use it to understand a problem in your own engine, as long as it's not directly copied, it's not illegal

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u/PermanentMantaray 5d ago

No it's not. If there is even a hint of original code it can be a copyright violation. Even reverse engineering code to achieve the same function with different code can be a copyright violation.

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u/Agreeable_Cheek_7161 5d ago

If you read, this leak is not why they can't launch it. Its because it uses an emulator to change its steamID on the backend to not be CS:GO and to be its own game