Formula 1 skin mods removed from RaceDepartment after Copyright claim

http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/removed-mods-deleted.104579/page-31#post-2210163
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/f1-skins-removed-from-ams.119505/
http://www.pcgamer.com/unlicensed-formula-1-mods-ordered-to-be-removed/

So I'm a bit late with this but I haven't seen anything about this on this forum within the last week and several searches didn't bring anything up either, I'm a bit surprised no one here picked up on it. I apologise if I overlooked that it was covered in posts within another general thread already.

Major gaming news outlets are reporting on Formula One World Championship Ltd. taking down some F1 mods for several games again, seemingly random or if mods directly referred to F1 in the titles. This has nothing directly to do with Assetto Corsa in itself but given there are quite a few F1 mods for the game and AC outright breathes modding it's certainly an interesting topic. And given that those mods were all free as well as free advertisement for F1 I just have to shake my head at this. Personally I'm a huge fan of replica liveries and rights owners cracking down on small free mods would be pretty frustrating if it was about cars and liveries I like. And this doesn't have exactly great implications for modding in general.

PS: Holy ****, "Pretend Race Cars" is a credible news source now apparently... but at least this is a legit topic. The less I read about that website the better.

Edit: forgot a letter.

 

F1 administration in a nutshell.

Finally, it's a good thing I don't make exact real world liveries and stick to my own fantasy replicas. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME COPPERS!!! NYAH!!1

 

What they want? Appear less with ultra arcade master of codemasters or have FREE advertising in decent race games?

That sounds like wanting to make money anyway, meanwhile, the main category of motorsport is lost. After all, how can the main category of motorsport have half the grid with financial problems? It's funny ... and still want more money, tell me for what? Help teams? Oh, of course... and deleting simple skins content?

Right... the day that F1's shares have a new distribution, we talked about because it is not acceptable that only 48% go to the teams, while the other 52% go into the pockets of the CVC. The F1 is morally bankrupt, but of course, the solution is to remove skins content, it certainly solves all your problems.

 

Does that mean I have to delete every photograph I have taken of an F1 car? Well it is a copy of the livery then, is it not?
https://goo.gl/photos/V2Sp3xD5XBSSy9BM8

 

Yes and no.

It's a case of distributing trademarked material. Taking a picture is fine, even creating a livery is perfectly fine, as long as you don't distribute it. When you start printing your pictures on posters and start selling them or even handing them out for free you'll be hearing from the FOM fairly quick.

I don't like it either but that's the way it is sadly, when people can get F1 mods and skins readily available for other games they might already own, that means less sales of officially licensed games.

 

Could it be that they have an obligation to codemasters under their current contract as they are the (only) ones who pay for the right to have the F1 content in their games?


Edit: just saw the above post. Yep

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F1 is dying .

 

Long live WEC

 

Take it off of free to air give it to an monopoly that can charge whatever it like and leave life long fans out (in the UK, SKY has all the rights and a few droppings are left for free to air). Being a supporter of Liverpool FC, I would not give a rotten dog turd to News Corp, the lies and abuse of dead and dying Liverpool fans was shocking and as we have found out totally wrong and unforgivable. F1 is turning into a pathetic joke on all fronts, the qualifying for Australia was more proof if we needed it. Taking down fan art/skins/mods is a vast waste of time and energy unless you want to remove even more of your fan base. Let's face it finishing a championship in a country that really has no atmosphere, in comparison to Interlargos, is a poor joke. ROSE WATER!!!! Feck off!! Better not mention the human rights abuses, instead focus on fan made mods and skin deletion.

On a side note did Bernie eat the other six dwarfs?


P.S. Am I correct in thinking that in Germany you can pay for a premium service or watch sporting events with adverts from freeview?

 

This is nothing new. The main issue with F1 mods is they more often than not advertise their stuff like the second coming. With copyrighted material, that is taking chances.

"Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés" (to live happy, keep your head down)

 

Another thing the FOM boardroomer's spend time on instead of firing themselves and actually fixing the structure of a dying sport.

But on the bright side, we only have to endure another few years of this. No way will any new contracts between the teams and Bernie/FOM happen if F1 carries on like this up to 2020. So new F1 for the win. Until then it's best to laugh at how out of touch the masters of the sport are and wait for impending implosion of a sport that has been run inefficiently for 30 years.

 

Technically you can but posting those images on social media would get you in-trouble.

You are fine as long as it's for personal, private and non-commercial purposes. I know it's been answered but I thought you might be interested to read the actual conditions of entry.

2015 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX CONDITIONS OF SALE & ENTRY

http://singaporegp.sg/images/pdf/2015-SGP-tnc.pdf

6.1 Ticket Holders must not make, create, store, record or transmit any kind of sound recording, visual footage or audio-visual footage of, at or in relation to the Race (“Recording”), or store, record or transmit any information or other data, including official timing, results, performance, telemetry, weather or race control data of, at, or in relation to the Race (“Data”). Unless authorised by SGPPL in writing, Ticket Holders must not bring into or use within the Circuit Park any equipment that may enable a person to do the aforementioned acts. Personal electronic devices (including still image cameras, mobile telephones and other personal communication devices) are permitted within the Circuit Park unless otherwise advised, provided that any Recording, Data and any image, including photographic images and any still pictures derived or capable of being derived from a Recording of, at or in relation to the Race (”Image”) that is recorded, stored and/or created thereon is used for personal, private and non-commercial purposes only (which does not include use in social media).

 

Come at me, Bernie! Posted a pic of an F1 car when it says no photography allowed. Also touched it quite sensually even with the no touching sign. 1v1 me behind the bins m8! (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

 

As far as the management in F1 are concerned they're making things better because they're making more money. They see the switch from FTA BBC coverage to PPV Sky coverage as a success because they're making twice as much money, it doesn't matter that they've halved the viewing figures at the same time. They probably see that as a good thing because they're getting more per viewer.

The bottom will fall out of F1. They've eroded the fan base to the point it won't be able to handle any more disasters.

F1 management only seem to know how to make things worse.

 

@Torcano you missed your opportunity to take the photo whilst touching it. Now you ask us to trust you, I don't think we can after that rule breaking story. Torcano, I don't think I can ever forgive you. Think of the kids! THINK OF THE KIDS! :shakes head walking into the sunset:

 

Oh noOoOoOoO!!!! I have brought shame upon my family indeed. There is only one honorable option left... Goodbye cruel world. *commits seppuku*

 

Hmmmmm
Reiza Studios ‏@ReizaStudios 57m57 minutes ago
Statement on Automobilista being removed from Steam store. http://forum.reizastudios.com/threads/automobilista-store-page-on-steam.284/…

 

Whoa.

 

Crazy!

I hope this doesn't affect AC.

 

He only ate five, Jean Todt ( the other poisoned dwarf) is still alive.