User blog comment:X-Machinist-X/Dishonored random stuff/@comment-27004218-20151020205747/@comment-26438896-20151021204916

To Pauolo: that's right.

For Dishonored I'd like to use few characters (mainly Samuel and Havelock) to create GTA IV mods and use them in the game, but unluckily extracting them isn't easy: in GTA forums people doesn't seem worried about piracy, even those who use Garry's Mod.

I know about the terms of service and agreements, but if I "mod" for my personal purposes, without sharing my modified stuff, why is still considered piracy? Stupid example: I buy a musical CD, I extract tracks and convert them into a suitable format for my mp3 player - it's not considered piracy; if I dare to share just a song on the Internet, it's considered piracy - I'm doing it WITHOUT the artist's permission, so it's more reasonable. What I want to say is absurd how modding a game or modifying part of it is illegal if I do for my personal purposes - without sharing in the Internet, obviously.

This argument is pretty complicated to explain...