littlefox opened this issue on Nov 27, 2004 ยท 129 posts
Teyon posted Sat, 27 November 2004 at 4:55 PM
I'd like to step in here as just an off again/on again Poser user and developer. Intellectual property rights shouldn't be violated, no matter how well meaning. You can have a character be inspired by another, sure, but to swipe a character design (and it's not just clothes in this issue, her hair, face, sword, etc. are similar) in such a way that it's clearly the case is just wrong. You can quibble about this texture or that texture but point of fact is, the overall character design, stance, and features are just too close. I have a line of characters coming out that are in the vein of Final Fantasy but none, not one of them, looks as plainly derived from a Final Fantasy character as this. Granted, I have the benifit of drawing/design experience under my belt and a vast array of previous, original designs to draw from but still...wrong is wrong. I'm surprised anyone had to even ask about this. It's one thing to provide it free and give credit, but to try and sell it and pass it off as original in anyway, is really unacceptable. I'd hate to see my designs or chracters being ripped, given a change of skin, and re=sold by someone who liked my work enough to copy it but not enough to respect my rights or the time it took me to create it. Someone will notify Square-Enix, and Daz will have to re-think the model or be sued, I'm certain.