Hi, the bug you mentioned about the repeating tracks, I read something about this in the very vague geck wiki radio creation page. They mentioned making a script but didn't say what to do with it. And this is what prevents the bug.
edit I missed your preference for pms, so best do that instead
I would've suggested looking at many great FNV radio mods, but that may no longer be a good idea. I'll use a spoiler to save space:
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Since many such mods were uploaded, the law changed (The Music Modernization Act, effective 1st Jan 2019). Whilst that was in the USA and Nexus is in the UK, the UK's copyright laws (broadly similar to EU & Commonwealth etc) have sections respecting legal copyrights of other countries. I'm not sure if Nexus is aware (or if existing uploads get grandfathered-in perhaps like a game before 2019 containing such music might be), but that wouldn't excuse anything from Jan 2019 onwards. The TLDR of the change is most sound recordings are now protected from Public Domain for 100yrs (not 70) and for any dated 1946 onwards it's 110yrs.
In short technically you're screwed (as would be most radio mods on Nexus & elsewhere) unless you can find tracks over 100yrs old -or- for which the original artist (or their estate) or current copyright holder specifically made or released a version available to the Public Domain. You cannot trust most websites' libraries to be within the law - even (up until now) a fairly legit one like the Internet Archive is losing case after case right now (there's a Dec 2024 legal update here - it's mainly about IA's copies of books and printed media, but it states at the bottom that it now also faces being forced to remove a lot of old music recordings too).
However, radio mods are maybe still tolerated by legit sharing sites either in ignorance or because use of the new law was yet to be fully tested/challenged in court and maybe sites are (probably vainly) hoping for some belated mitigation emerging from the IA case etc. But I hope Nexus considers being heads-up and posts a news item to users about the copyright minefield & its changes.
@streetyson oi! good to know but lets keep plausible deniability possible while we can. Although, if worst came to it, a few roaring 20s station wouldn't be catastrophic either
Yeah. I actually sought Nexus Support's latest stance and they don't have extra advice (yet) beyond the file submission guidelines (which, TLDR, on copyright effectively just says: hey, respect that stuff, as you'll be held responsible). Support agrees it's a minefield, with sometimes vague and shifting goalposts (pointing out to me Youtube's issues over the past few years). TLDR of my comments is to just be aware of that MMA Act that changed American sound recordings' default Public Domain protection from 70 to 100yrs.
Good to know streetyson. If we want our radio mods to be safe into the future, best keep it before 1925.
I'd say modders will be safe from being sued though. These things usually start with rights owners requesting the music to be taken down. That'll be nexus's issue.
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I missed your preference for pms, so best do that instead
In short technically you're screwed (as would be most radio mods on Nexus & elsewhere) unless you can find tracks over 100yrs old -or- for which the original artist (or their estate) or current copyright holder specifically made or released a version available to the Public Domain. You cannot trust most websites' libraries to be within the law - even (up until now) a fairly legit one like the Internet Archive is losing case after case right now (there's a Dec 2024 legal update here - it's mainly about IA's copies of books and printed media, but it states at the bottom that it now also faces being forced to remove a lot of old music recordings too).
However, radio mods are maybe still tolerated by legit sharing sites either in ignorance or because use of the new law was yet to be fully tested/challenged in court and maybe sites are (probably vainly) hoping for some belated mitigation emerging from the IA case etc. But I hope Nexus considers being heads-up and posts a news item to users about the copyright minefield & its changes.
oi! good to know but lets keep plausible deniability possible while we can.
Although, if worst came to it, a few roaring 20s station wouldn't be catastrophic either
I'd say modders will be safe from being sued though. These things usually start with rights owners requesting the music to be taken down. That'll be nexus's issue.