'So, we decided to agree with their claims and we're stopping distribution of OpenIV. 'Spending time just to restore status quo is really unproductive, and all the money in the world can’t compensate the loss of time. 'Going to court will take at least few months of our time and huge amount of efforts, and, at best, we'll get absolutely nothing. 'Yes, we can go to court and yet again prove that modding is fair use and our actions are legal. The OpenIV team say they've received a cease and desist letter saying that, with the tool, they 'allow third parties to defeat security features of its software and modify that software in violation Take-Two's rights'. It's a modding scene which creates everything from movie-making to gang wars and Iron Man.
Not every mod uses OpenIV but Take-Two shutting it down is a huge blow to GTA modding. OpenIV is the tool people use to fiddle in GTA's data files, changing and adding models, textures, and other assets. I'm sure it'll still float around the Internet unofficially, but this is a terrible loss. And so, the team have announced they'll stop distributing the tool. The OpenIV team say they've received a 'cease and desist' letter from The Suits saying that OpenIV lets people bypass security features and modify the game, which violates Take-Two's rights and must be stopped. Take-Two's lawyers have allegedly shut down OpenIV, one of the main tools for modding Grand Theft Auto IV and V.
