Following up on this thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/1qwqfn1/am_i_missing_something_here_or_is_this_mod/
Some months ago people were wondering whether reporting "ported assets" mod sellers actually does anything. Some thought it was pointless. Well, It wasn’t...TalesofStar has made a public post some days ago:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/important-quick-156967054
They basically admit that many of their mods made from ripped assets are no longer available, and that didn’t just happen randomly..it's the result of all the people who took the time to write emails and inform the studios of this situation! So, to everyone who did the right thing and reported TalesofStar for copyright infringement, well done!!
But seems like things aren't over just yet because TalesofStar's shop listings are still up right now even after several days have passed since that public admission: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalesOfStar/shop You can still go there and actually buy all those mods made out of ripped assets, so it seems like nothing has really changed on the storefront side...
And their ToS literally says:
“All payments are final and non-refundable.”
So potentially people can still spend money on this stuff even if some of it is supposedly “no longer available"... which is shady and misleading to say the least. As if selling memberships and charging for mods made from ripped assets wasn't already bad, keeping those listings up after acknowledging the issue is even worse
I think this needs to be shut down properly... So let’s keep it up and report!