Request to add server notification feature to the Minecraft World Downloader

[chuanwise]

Hello,

We are a team running a Minecraft architecture server, and we exhibit some of our works on our server. Sadly, recently we discovered that a/some certain user(s) have been using your Minecraft World Downloader (may plus other utilities) to steal content from our server without permission. We are very upset because this content is for display purposes only and is not available for download, and this IS causing copyright issues (and quite sure, the thief is stillin active).

We understand that your intention in creating this software might have been something like just to provide convenience for users. However, we strongly urge you to add a feature that informs the server and obtains the appropriate permission before the mod downloads world data. It is a common practice when designing "robots" or "spiders" like this on the internet, that all spiders on the web should read the robot.txt and follow the rules in it. Same features should be implemented as well in world downloaders. The detalls can be discussed, but this feature request is urgent. This wil not only protect the rights of server owners but also help maintain harmony and fairness within the Minecraft community.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Looking forward to your response.

Best regards,
Jacky from Taixue

[Lignium]

Unfortunately, it won't help. Even if they add such a feature, it will be just a foolproof protection. With minimal programming knowledge, an intruder will be able to disable the protection. You have to think about some kind of active server-side defense, which is not easy to do.

[mircokroon]

You're welcome to submit a PR for such a feature, given it has an opt-out in the settings as well. This project is not going to implement any kind of forced DRM, even if only for the reason that it would be trivial to fork and remove.

If someone violates your copyright, that is a legal issue and I suggest you use legal measures to resolve it.