Game development copyright issues (Gun related)

[Kirill]

Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

Luckily for Counter Strike, the model isn't the same.
As in most shooters nowadays, gun models are made with certain parts flipped around. This is why ejection ports are on the left side in most games.
However, there are a lot of games that do get permission or licensing rights for the guns.

Ah... so they change minor parts unseen by many. Interesting