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In this week's Vlog, Jamin discusses the recent controversy surrounding Valve's announcement that they will allow developers to charge for in game mods starting with Skyrim. Their paid mod workshop was met with a wide array of criticism and has caused Valve to reevaluate the Steam program. Jamin discusses his thoughts on the modding community, how it relates to things like re-mix culture in the music industry, and how game developers need to understand what modders really want.

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forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/10/07/girl-talks-gregg-gillis-on-copyright-curation-and-making-mashups-rhyme

nytimes.com/2008/08/07/arts/music/07girl.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

theverge.com/2013/6/4/4392572/does-amazon-kindle-worlds-miss-the-point-of-fanfiction


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