Vehicle Mod Licenses - Revision history

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Victor: /* License types */

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License types

Victor: /* LFS Vehicle License */

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LFS Vehicle License

Victor at 11:04, 5 November 2021

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Victor at 11:03, 5 November 2021

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Victor: /* Other licenses */

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Other licenses

Victor at 10:27, 5 November 2021

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Victor: /* License to grant permission for others to use your model */

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License to grant permission for others to use your model

Victor at 10:09, 5 November 2021

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	=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (BY-NC-ND) ===		=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (BY-NC-ND) ===
		+	This license does not allow models to be modified or adapted, therefore models with this license '''cannot''' be used in LFS.<br>
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/		https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

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	=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NoDerivs (BY-ND) ===		=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NoDerivs (BY-ND) ===
		+	This license does not allow models to be modified or adapted, therefore models with this license '''cannot''' be used in LFS.<br>
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/		https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

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 === CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (BY-NC-ND) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
 === GPLv3 ===

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 === LFS Vehicle License ===
-This license is applicable whenever you create a Vehicle Mod based on an official LFS car, or another Vehicle Mod that is based on an official LFS car.
+You <u>may</u> select this license for original work. It allows your mod to be used in Live for Speed, but not in other software. You are free to select whether other people are allowed to create their own mod based on your mod. If in the future you wish to allow your model to be used outside of LFS, you are free to change your chosen license.
 We try to keep things simple. The description of our LFS Vehicle License is the following:
-<pre>You may use the official Live for Speed models provided in the LFS Editor as a basis for mods that can be used by S3 licensed people within Live for Speed. This license does not permit use of models derived from LFS cars in other software. If you give permission to other people to develop mods based on your mod, they must also apply this license.</pre>
+<pre>The LFS Vehicle License allows a Vehicle Mod to be used within Live for Speed only. The creator is free to choose whether other people are permitted to make their own Vehicle Mods based on the original work. The creator of any derivative work must credit the original author and must also apply the LFS Vehicle License to their work.</pre>
 === CreativeCommons Public Domain Dedication (CC0) ===

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−	Creating a Vehicle Mod is often done by incorporating a 3D model from an external source, created by someone else. That means you have to deal with copyright licenses, because whenever you or someone creates anything, you automatically have a copyright applied to it. The author automatically becomes the owner of that work, but can ~~determine~~ what other people are allowed to do with that work. That's where a copyright license comes into play.	+	Creating a Vehicle Mod is often done by incorporating a 3D model from an external source, created by someone else. That means you have to deal with copyright licenses, because whenever you or someone creates anything, you automatically have a copyright applied to it. The author automatically becomes the owner of that work, but can define what other people are allowed to do with that work. That's where a copyright ''license'' comes into play.

	'''Unless you create everything yourself, you must be aware that you need to have permission to use someone else's work in your Vehicle Mod.'''		'''Unless you create everything yourself, you must be aware that you need to have permission to use someone else's work in your Vehicle Mod.'''

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−	Creating a Vehicle Mod is often done by incorporating a 3D model from an external source, created by someone else. That means you have to deal with copyright licenses, because whenever you or someone creates anything, you automatically have a copyright applied to it. The author automatically becomes the owner of that work.	+	Creating a Vehicle Mod is often done by incorporating a 3D model from an external source, created by someone else. That means you have to deal with copyright licenses, because whenever you or someone creates anything, you automatically have a copyright applied to it. The author automatically becomes the owner of that work, but can determine what other people are allowed to do with that work. That's where a copyright license comes into play.

	'''Unless you create everything yourself, you must be aware that you need to have permission to use someone else's work in your Vehicle Mod.'''		'''Unless you create everything yourself, you must be aware that you need to have permission to use someone else's work in your Vehicle Mod.'''

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	=== Other licenses ===		=== Other licenses ===
−	It is possible that you find a 3D model that has a license applied which is not listed on this page, or available in the Vehicle Mod submission form. In this case, please contact the LFS developers so we can inspect the license and if applicable add it to our list of known licenses after which you can select it on the Vehicle Mod submission page.	+	It is possible that you find a 3D model that has a copyright license applied which is not listed on this page, or available in the Vehicle Mod submission form. In this case, please contact the LFS developers so we can inspect the license and if applicable add it to our list of known licenses after which you can select it on the Vehicle Mod submission page.

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 This page is in no way an official representation of all the licenses and is only created for your convenience, and to have them all in one page for a quick overview!
-==== LFS Vehicle License ====
+=== LFS Vehicle License ===
 This license is applicable whenever you create a Vehicle Mod based on an official LFS car, or another Vehicle Mod that is based on an official LFS car.
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 <pre>You may use the official Live for Speed models provided in the LFS Editor as a basis for mods that can be used by S3 licensed people within Live for Speed. This license does not permit use of models derived from LFS cars in other software. If you give permission to other people to develop mods based on your mod, they must also apply this license.</pre>
-==== CreativeCommons Public Domain Dedication (CC0) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Public Domain Dedication (CC0) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution (BY) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution (BY) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution-NoDerivs (BY-ND) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NoDerivs (BY-ND) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial (BY-NC) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial (BY-NC) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (BY-NC-SA) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (BY-NC-SA) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (BY-NC-ND) ====
+=== CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (BY-NC-ND) ===
 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
-==== GPLv3 ====
+=== GPLv3 ===
 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
-==== MIT ====
+=== MIT ===
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
-==== Other licenses ====
+=== Other licenses ===
 It is possible that you find a 3D model that has a license applied which is not listed on this page, or available in the Vehicle Mod submission form. In this case, please contact the LFS developers so we can inspect the license and if applicable add it to our list of known licenses after which you can select it on the Vehicle Mod submission page.

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 == License to grant permission for others to use your model ==
-Whenever you create an LFS Vehicle Mod you must always select a license to indicate whether other people are allowed to use it for their own purposes and / or whether they are allowed to modify the contents of the Vehicle Mod.
+Whenever you create an LFS Vehicle Mod you must always select a license to indicate whether other people are allowed to make a new model based on your Vehicle Mod.
 It is possible to provide no grant license, in which case you do not grant permission to anyone to use your Vehicle Mod contents for their own purposes.

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−	~~Just~~ a ~~quick intro here~~ about ~~vehicle~~ mods ~~and why licenses are needed~~.	+	Creating a Vehicle Mod is often done by incorporating a 3D model from an external source, created by someone else. That means you have to deal with copyright licenses, because whenever you or someone creates anything, you automatically have a copyright applied to it. The author automatically becomes the owner of that work.
		+
		+	'''Unless you create everything yourself, you must be aware that you need to have permission to use someone else's work in your Vehicle Mod.'''
		+
		+	Additionally, when you have created a Vehicle Mod you should consider whether other people are allowed to use your work to make a new model of their own, be it for use in LFS or another program. When you submit your LFS Vehicle Mod you will be asked this question and can in many cases select your own copyright license to inform others about your choice. If you grant others permission to use your model for their own purpose, they will also be able to download your original LFS Vehicle Mod archive with all original contents, including the raw PNG files which are not available in the mods downloaded by LFS itself.

−	~~Also a warning that when you create a vehicle mod you should always check the license of the model you use before you start working on the mod.~~

	== License for usage of someone else's model ==		== License for usage of someone else's model ==