OpenIV is back after Take-Two’s legal heavyweights forced the mod tool’s creators to pull it offline.

According to an updated support post from Rockstar on the firm’s General Knowledge Base, Take-Two will “generally” not take legal action against single-player mods for Grand Theft Auto 5.

Take-Two will still continue to take a heavy-handed approach toward mods which impact multiplayer or online services.

Here’s Rockstar’s statement:

“Rockstar Games believes in reasonable fan creativity, and, in particular, wants creators to showcase their passion for our games.

“After discussions with Take-Two, Take-Two has agreed that it generally will not take legal action against third-party projects involving Rockstar’s PC games that are single-player, non-commercial, and respect the intellectual property (IP) rights of third parties.

“This does not apply to (i) multiplayer or online services; (ii) tools, files, libraries, or functions that could be used to impact multiplayer or online services, or (iii) use or importation of other IP (including other Rockstar IP) in the project. This is not a license, and it does not constitute endorsement, approval, or authorization of any third-party project.”

The end of posts notes, though, Take-Two still reserves the right to “object to any third-party project, or to revise, revoke and/or withdraw this statement at any time,” at its own discretion. Furthermore, this updated statement does not “constitute a waiver of any rights” Take-Two may have with “respect to third-party projects.”

Posted: Jun 26, 2017 8:24 pm
Related Forum: Grand Theft Auto Forum

Source: https://www.vg247.com/2017/06/26/gta-5-cheats-mod-tool-openiv-is-back-online-rockstar-take-two/