"and GreyTower, I suggest you not try to scold your elders. Bad karma. Plus ..we remember annoying people looks evil"

Is that a veiled threat? Does that mean you and the "we" you are referring to won't give me help when I need it, or will have me shunned because I expressed an opinion and voiced a concern? Are you suggesting I'll be harrassed if I don't "keep quiet"?

I don't think voicing a concern should be considered annoying, although I can see how it can be to someone who doesn't like to see "waves" being made or feels a "friend" is being attacked. Your comments regarding that were uncalled for. As far as "elders" go, if people want my respect they need to earn it, so keep your "scolding" to yourself. There is a difference between "scolding" and voicing opinions and concerns, you should learn the difference.

People have a right to ask questions and point out things that seem improper. Getting a creators permission is good manners, and as the copyright holder, they also have the right to decide if variations can be made to their items and if those variations can be distributed. Dodger may own the "variations", but only the copyright holder can authorize distribution of those variations since "variations" are derivative work, so "technically" it could be considered the necessary thing to do.

"RTE or Objaction encided files are okay by all major poser content makers and sites to distribute variations of commerical mesh as the original MUST be used to decode it.

That generalization only holds true for the content makers and sites that have stated it's ok.

I realize that "popular people" can get away with whatever they want and many people will "look the other way" if they are getting something they want. That doesn't make it right. I also realize that not going along with everything a "popular person" does is frowned upon by some here...but I don't care :oP

Message edited on: 06/27/2004 06:54