Yeah, the campaign is still a free download. But I think I am going to email the email provided above and see what those guys tell me! Thanks everyone! I will let you know what happened, just for the sake of documenting everything.
Thanks again! On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Kevin Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > tl;dr: It's probably not legal. Get a lawyer. If you can't afford one, you > should probably reconsider this idea and find a better way to make money. > But you seem insistent on pursuing this idea, so I don't know what else to > say. > > > On Sep 21, 2011, at 6:12 PM, Kevin Mahoney wrote: > > > From the Steam Subscriber Agreement: > > > > C. Source SDK. > > > > Your Subscription(s) may contain access to the Valve software development > kit (the "SDK") for the computer game engine used in Half-Life 2 and other > compatible Valve products (the "Source Engine"). You may use, reproduce and > modify the SDK on a non-commercial basis solely to develop a modified game > (a "Mod") for Half-Life 2 or other Valve products compatible with and using > the Source Engine. 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Restrictions. > > > > Except as otherwise permitted under Section 2(C) with regard to the SDK, > you may not, in whole or in part, copy, photocopy, reproduce, translate, > reverse engineer, derive source code, modify, disassemble, decompile, create > derivative works based on, or remove any proprietary notices or labels from > the Software or any software accessed via Steam without the prior consent, > in writing, of Valve. > > > > You are entitled to use the Software for your own use, but you are not > entitled to: (i) sell, grant a security interest in or transfer > reproductions of the Software to other parties in any way, nor to rent, > lease or license the Software to others without the prior written consent of > Valve; (ii) host or provide matchmaking services for the Software or emulate > or redirect the communication protocols used by Valve in any network feature > of the Software, through protocol emulation, tunneling, modifying or adding > components to the Software, use of a utility program or any other techniques > now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose including, but not limited > to network play over the Internet, network play utilizing commercial or > non-commercial gaming networks or as part of content aggregation networks, > without the prior written consent of Valve; or (iii) exploit the Software or > any of its parts for any commercial purpose. > > > > > > On Sep 21, 2011, at 6:08 PM, Eugenio Roman wrote: > > > >> To Gabe and Chet. Does anyone know the legal department of Valve? Or > should > >> I refrain from sending them too much of the same? > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Brent Veal <[email protected] > >wrote: > >> > >>> He said he did contact them directly but hasnt heard a response yet. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Kevin Mahoney <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Why not just contact them directly? > >>>> > >>>> On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Eugenio Roman wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I guess now it is just a matter of figuring out the legality of > this... > >>> I > >>>>> hope Valve has a word on this. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Kevin Mahoney <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> They look fine to me too. 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