Would this be against the law?

[Stephen304]

I was wondering, would it be against the rules to package all the CS:S models and materials into an addon for GMod and distribute it?

Would this be legal or could i get into trouble for doing it?

Some of my friends dont have CS:S but have GMod and wanted me to do it because they hate errors in RP and player models, but i have no desire to break the law or any rules, so i just want to ask first.

[Teddi]

It's Illegal and yes, you could get into trouble for doing this. Lots of trouble.

[Stephen304]

Oh okay. Thanks for the info.

[RagaMuffin]

Thought going through your head:

"I'll just e-mail it to 'em, no-one will find out."

[Stephen304]

[QUOTE=RagaMuffin;17468938]Thought going through your head:

"I'll just e-mail it to 'em, no-one will find out."[/QUOTE]

Lol

What about just 1 model? like maybe..... the single dollar model?

Would that still be illegal...?

[hexpunK]

[QUOTE=Stephen304;17468951]Lol

What about just 1 model? like maybe..... the single dollar model?

Would that still be illegal...?[/QUOTE]

Yes. Uploading any copyrighted content without explicit permission from the copyright holder is breaking the law.

[RagaMuffin]

Yes, but it's not likely Valves gonna come knocking at your door for giving your friends a few files, as long as you don't go up to them and say:

"Hey Valve, alright if I give my friends the content of this game for free?"

So I wouldn't really worry.

[Stephen304]

Eh, well i just realized CS:S is only 19 bucks, i thought it was 29 bucks so i guess my friends can handle it.

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[QUOTE=RagaMuffin;17468984]Yes, but it's not likely Valves gonna come knocking at your door for giving your friends a few files, as long as you don't go up to them and say:

"Hey Valve, alright if I give my friends the content of this game for free?"

So I wouldn't really worry.[/QUOTE]

Lol i just had a thought:

What if i made a deal with valve that my friends would pay
them
1.1791006040015100037750094375236
cents
for every megabyte of the game i give to them.

LOL

P.S. Yes that is the (apporoximate) actual worth of the game per megabyte, since there are 1695.36 total megabytes in CS:S and it costs 19.99

[B1N4RY]

You guys do realize that you can simply get the css models using hldsupdatetool, right?

[Stephen304]

[QUOTE=B1N4RY;17469511]You guys do realize that you can simply get the css models using hldsupdatetool, right?[/QUOTE]

Oh MAN! i forgot about that...

So if i got the stuff through that would it be legal? If i made a CS:S compatability addon for gmod through just stuff from HLDSupdatetool?

[The Chosen One]

Yes, but ONLY the models. It will NOT download any VTFs unless you give it (hldsupdatetool) a Steam Account / Password that owns CS:S. But it downloads the VMTs though, and the BSPs. Kinda weird.

[Stephen304]

[QUOTE=The Chosen One;17470854]Yes, but ONLY the models. It will NOT download any VTFs unless you give it (hldsupdatetool) a Steam Account / Password that owns CS:S. But it downloads the VMTs though, and the BSPs. Kinda weird.[/QUOTE]

Well i guess a server doesn't need to render textures, because you never view anything, you just need to calculate collisions and physics and stuff or whatever.

[B1N4RY]

[QUOTE=The Chosen One;17470854]Yes, but ONLY the models. It will NOT download any VTFs unless you give it (hldsupdatetool) a Steam Account / Password that owns CS:S. But it downloads the VMTs though, and the BSPs. Kinda weird.[/QUOTE]

Not true. It will download EVERYTHING, except for the game client binaries.

(At least it did for me, 2 years ago)

[Dioxybenzone]

where do i get hldsupdatetool? i want models too

[Stephen304]

Would sounds be legal too? Does hldsupdatetool do those too? And it gets maps right?

Edit: [b]Dioxybenzone[/b] when you get unbanned the tool is here: [url]http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe[/url]

[Divran]

[QUOTE=Dioxybenzone;17476499]where do i get hldsupdatetool? i want models too[/QUOTE]

You could use this
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=581128[/url]

[Teddi]

Using hldsupdatetool and getting CSS models without owning CSS = warez.

[Stephen304]

[QUOTE=Teddi Orange;17502144]Using hldsupdatetool and getting CSS models without owning CSS = warez.[/QUOTE]

Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut? Wut?

But they literally give it away...? i dont get it... So its not legal for me to give my friends a pack of the models from hldsupdatetool for free?

[Benji]

He needs to own CS:S

[Stephen304]

[QUOTE=Benji;17504339]He needs to own CS:S[/QUOTE]

Wait what? can you explain? my friends need to own CS:S? or i do?