Originally Posted by schmittyd
Hi All,
The argument put forward about protecting authors is also misleading, considering that most, if not all mods are provided by a GPL or similar open source licence which generally allow free and open distribution, so here is a warning to Curse and WI - be very careful with your false pander, you are actually breaking the terms of the open source licences by disallowing distribution by third parties. WM, authors and users have the legal right to file class action lawsuits against Curse and WI, which would result in severe financial losses so please reconsider your decision as who will you be helping if you have to close due to your own greed and misconceptions.
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Many of the authors that no longer have their addons on WowMatrix want it that way. Why would they file law suits against Curse and WoWI for making it possible for them to keep their addons off something they didn't want it on in the first place?