But maybe we'll see Bethesda actively remove some mods from its download platform, too. The hope, however, is the DMCA takedown process will put off people from stealing mods in the first place, thus acting as a preventative measure. That's a lot for mod creators, most of whom improve games in their spare time, to do. On the other, they have criticised the effort required of them, which in effect means mod creators will have to file legal documents with Bethesda parent company ZeniMax every time someone steals their work.
On the one hand, they have praised the acknowledgement of the rights of mod creators. The reaction from the modding community has been mixed. In the post, Bethesda outlines the process of issuing a DMCA takedown request (this is the kind of thing publishers such as Bethesda use to get leaked videos removed from YouTube). A number of the most popular mods on Xbox One were found to have used mods already on PC and without a credit. The issue was brought to light after the launch of mods for the Xbox One version of Fallout 4. In a post on the Bethesda forum, the company insisted it takes reports of users uploading mod content that does not belong to the mod creator seriously.
UPDATE 7th June 2016: Bethesda has told Fallout 4 mod creators who believe their work has been stolen to file a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown request.
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