Map Art Copyright

A server-side mod that records the author of a map and provides features to control map copying.

It can also disable map duplication, ensuring proper credit to map creators.

!How copyright looks

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Features

• Tracks the original author of created maps.
• Option to disable map copying.
• Configurable rules for whether authors can copy or transfer maps.
• Ability to transfer maps into the public domain.
• Optional support for cleaning maps in a cartography table.

Default Configuration

# Maximum number of authors displayed in the map lore
maxPlayersInLore: 3

# Prevents copying maps (except for authors if 'authorsCanCopy' is true)
disableCopy: true
authorsCanCopy: true

# Allows the main author to transfer a map to the public domain
# (works only if 'disableCopy' is true)
publicDomainFeature: true

# Allows cleaning a map with a bucket or bottle of water in a cartography table
cleanMap: false

Commands

Configuration Management

• /map-art config <config-value>
  Requires the permission: map-art-copyright.change-config
  (Alternatively, edit manually in: config/map-art-copyright/map-art-copyright.yml)

You can also edit config/map-art-copyright/lang.yml to customize mod messages.

Author Management

• /map-art add <player> – Add a co-author.
• /map-art remove <player> – Remove a co-author.

You must be the main author (the first player who created the filled map), or
Have the permissions:

• map-art-copyright.add-author
• map-art-copyright.remove-author

Accessibility

• /map-art change-accessibility
  Allows you to transfer your art into the public domain. Once transferred, anyone can copy it manually or via autocrafter.

This mod uses fabric-permissions-api. To manage permissions, use LuckPerms or another compatible mod.

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