Why Doesn't Blockland Glass Host Music Add-ons?

[Platypi]

I was looking at Blockland Glass' add-on boards, and realized they didn't have a board for Music. I ctrl-f'd and searched for "Music", but nothing was found. Am I blind, or do they not host Music files? If so, why is this?

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[Kyuande]

Lots of loops are ripped from copyright audio which can result in a lot of problems for Blockland Glass. I think Blockland Glass doesn't want to deal with this problem which is understandable.

[Platypi]

Lots of loops are ripped from copyright audio which can result in a lot of problems for Blockland Glass. I think Blockland Glass doesn't want to deal with this problem which is understandable.

If that's the case, it's totally understandable.

[Scout31]

Lots of loops are ripped from copyright audio which can result in a lot of problems for Blockland Glass. I think Blockland Glass doesn't want to deal with this problem which is understandable.

This is a big part of it. The other side of it is that music would essentially require a whole parallel file-management system to be written; the Glass Mod Manager is all built around zip files with a few specific contents, whereas music is strictly ogg files to be installed in the music directory. Its a lot more trouble than its worth, especially since most Blockland music does not have copyright authorization.

[Zeblote]

Who cares about copyright though? All you have to do to is remove specific files that you get a dmca complaint for, and make people check a box "I am the owner or have permission to upload this content" when they post an add-on. Then the blame is no longer on you.

[Masterlegodude]

Why would copyrights be an issue? There's no money involved (aside from keeping the site and servers up and running), and the songs are usually cropped and turned into mono OGG Vorbis loops

[Luigi609²]

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Probably just to be safe, I'm guessing, if some no-fun having douche (Viacom) decides to file a DMCA complaint it could get glass taken down for mostly just using pieces of music without permission. Copyright strikes have done b.s. like this before in the past, because like I said, just uploading/using somewhere makes you vulnerable for a DMCA takedown.

[Zeblote]

Probably just to be safe, I'm guessing, if some no-fun having douche (Viacom) decides to file a DMCA complaint it could get glass taken down for mostly just using pieces of music without permission. Copyright strikes have done b.s. like this before in the past, because like I said, just uploading/using somewhere makes you vulnerable for a DMCA takedown.

You don't "take down a website" with a dmca complaint. The entire purpose of these is to inform whoever runs the site of a copyright issue... nothing happens automatically.

[Platypi]

the songs are usually cropped and turned into mono OGG Vorbis loops

As far as fair use in concerned, the work must be transformative and be used for purposes such as "criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research". Simply cropping a music clip and changing its file format does not seem to fall under either of those categories.

Although I could be wrong. You would have to ask someone who actually studies law.

[LeetZero]

I sometimes wish certain companies would actually care more about copyright and stuff just to see 99% of GMod's Workshop Content just go poof.

[Platypi]

I sometimes wish certain companies would actually care more about copyright and stuff just to see 99% of GMod's Workshop Content just go poof.

Why would you want this to happen?

[MoltenKitten]

Why would you want this to happen?

Have you ever seen the Gmod workshop?

[Platypi]

Have you ever seen the Gmod workshop?

Not recently, no. It must be more cancerous than I remember.

[Stick Man]

I sometimes wish certain companies would actually care more about copyright and stuff just to see 99% of GMod's Workshop Content just go poof.

Yamero! Not my Jojo's Bizarre Adventure playermodels!

[MATT VORN]

Lots of loops are ripped from copyright audio which can result in a lot of problems for Blockland Glass. I think Blockland Glass doesn't want to deal with this problem which is understandable.

Blockland glass is non-profit. I'm a record producer in the music industry so I've studied the law of it. Since it's non profit, the original author(s) of the work(s) won't have any losses as a result of the thing not making profits, or money at all. Also if it's less than a minute of music it usually is fine.