Example: http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w240/jonstoner/iw3mp2007-11-2319-40-52-57.jpg (big image!) How is that done? Am I guessing right that there is a weapon specific mask texture with a blur shader that gets only activated when switching to the irosights? Or is that some fancy engine coding work?
The true wording of copyright laws can be vague, however this is a fairly clear cut case of illegal distribution. You do NOT need to generate income in order to break copyright law. Downloading/Exporting a file in order to fiddle around with in Max or Maya is completely legal, as it could easily be explained as "for use in…