No. Modding is fully allowed and supported by Mojang. Some of the makers of a mod called Tekkit are now employed by Mojang.
No it is not illegal.
No, Minecraft Forge is not illegal! That is why many people still use mods.
Yes, they are.
you can get minecraft mods and textures off the minecraft mods website.
No, it is not. However, it will probably not work on multiplayer servers unless this mutant mod you are talking about is a client-side mod, which is like a hack client, and would not be allowed on most multiplayer servers. If you are talking about mutant mods as "illegal by Mojang", then no.
No, it is confirmed that there will be no Minecraft mods for Xbox. It was announced at PAX East that there would be no mods for Minecraft.
Yes, the vast majority of Minecraft mods are free. I cannot safely say that all of them are, however I have not seen one that wasn't free. It would be illegal to try to sell a Minecraft mod. My suggestion is to visit the related links below for more mods!
All mods are pretty much illegal.If you look in the owners manual it will say,"you may not hack or modify this game in any way.Believe me I want to mod to.
Yes, Minecraft mods are free. However, they can be harmful to your game and your computer and Mojang cannot do anything about it since they did not make the mod.
Yes...
the original game: yes some dodgy mods: no
BUY THE GAME. Then download some mods for it. The main menu has a spot for mods and texture packs.