Niles opened this issue on Mar 31, 2003 ยท 7 posts
PhilC posted Mon, 31 March 2003 at 7:54 AM
The figure is based on a Poser model and includes data (mesh) from that model. This material is copyrighted to the original creator and may not be distributed in whole or in part. So how may these modified figures be distributed? The solution is to encrypt the OBJ file using the original copywriten model as the key. Upon receiving this encrypted (PCF) file a Poser user may unlock it using their copy of the original OBJ file. Bone fide Poser users will both have the same original figure, and hence the key.
The Objaction Mover program produced by Maz enables the sharing of copyrighted material between Poser users without infringing on that copyright. He has kindly made it freely available from his site. http://www.sandylodge.demon.co.uk/ (Commercial applications require permission).
Referring to the image above, the procedure is as follows:-