Mods are, in one way or another, what makes any video game more interesting. Just like any other titles, players have since been creating contents for "Fallout 4" on PC. Since mods are also considered intellectual property, copyrights and/or credits are to be expected. Unfortunately, there are some who just do not pay their respects at all.
According to Kotaku, a couple of "Fallout 4" mods -- be it the lesser or the most popular ones -- for the game's PC version have been stolen and uploaded to the Creation Kit of Xbox One. The people responsible were reportedly new users, who did not even think of giving proper credit to the original creator of the content.
It should be noted that this is the first ever incident "Fallout 4" mods have been stolen and uploaded to a different console - in this instace from PC to Xbox One. It is believed that some of the stolen content includes, but are not limited to the following: "Re-Growth," "Removing Borders" and "Busty." Most of these are even part of Bethesda's official list of downloadable mods on their website.
PC Gamer, on the other hand, notes that Senor Pato's "Ringo the Flamingo" has taken the throne of the most "Fallout 4" mod, which is getting abusive re-uploads. But the whole mess does not stop there , not only is its description duplicated entirely, the mod's installation and instruction guide has also been copied via the Nexus Mod Manager.
In hopes to address the issue, Bethesda has already laid out a plan to go after the thieves. The company has already issued an official statement, asking all owners and/or creators of the reportedly stolen "Fallout 4" mods to submit a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Art) complaint. While the DMCA process can be a bit of a headache, there were some who were able to report duplicated mods successfully.
As of this writing, Bethesda has guaranteed all mod creators that they are taking the necessary steps to tackle the situation. While there is no definite time, the company has iterated that the DMCA complaints are enough to slowdown any abusive uploads.
