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Originally Posted by Maori

Grow up!

Talking to yourself? That's a bad sign.

Originally Posted by Maori

Mods are not like stealing intellectual property because:

1) they are installed on the same game they come from

Absolutely correct. Until you do it, using genuine developments (which are: built by you 3D models, painted by you textures, designed by you program code, etc.). You can also distribute freely this mods and it would be absolutely legal.

But, if you take someone's else development (3D models, textures, program code, etc.), from another game, or another mod for the same game and distribute it as your own creation, without original author (or copyright owner) permission - now this is copyright infringement, is not legal and can be pursued by original copyright owner with any available legal means.
This stands up, even if you used only a portion of someone's else work without authorization from this person.

Originally Posted by Maori

2) they do not generate any profit except for the original makers of the game since it sells more

Profitability is irrelevant to the matter.

Originally Posted by Maori

Also, may I add that "intelectual property" is a very VERY suspicious entity.

No, you may not.