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I believe that stealing and warezing is seriously wrong. I've complained about it before, and have made efforts to be sure that what I have on my computers is ok. I've paid out thousands of dollars to lawyers to protect my copyrights, and I've been deposed to protect the rights of others. That being said, I have also been ignored. Sharp-eyed members can do more than a handful of moderators when it comes to spotting things which look "iffy", but once an alert is put up, moderators ought to look into things. Is obfuscate still a member? Are all 13 of "his" items still here in Free Stuff. Maybe Epic will slap down a gnat, and maybe they won't... but I wouldn't want to be the one who admitted publicly that the mesh was taken directly out of a game by "a friend of a friend of a friend". He didn't show much remorse when I called him on the theft, either. (link) He even added to the lot. However, he knows that what he has done is illegal... and the fact that he went back and changed all the names to "looks like" instead of removing the items, just confirms his guilt and his obstinancy. The case with the Maiko morph is different. I don't have it, or Vicky 3 for that matter, but strongly suspect that if somebody explained to the morph-maker that he needed to encode the file properly, he would be embarrassed and perhaps even glad for the explanation of how to do it and the opportunity to fix it. Those lines from the readme up there indicate that he assumes that you need to have purchased the original from DAZ in order to use his morphs for her face. It smells like a language barrier, not like an attempt to rip off anybody or pass off the work of others as his own. Because we do have newcomers and people who don't speak English much less legalese, I can't endorse slapping somebody down and banning them for something they can't know and don't understand. I would recommend that when a trespass occurs, that somebody official speak to the member (and find a translator if necessary!). The item can be removed while it is being questioned and fixed. If a person repeats the mistake or is obstinate and truculent... THEN ban him or her. Carolly