spothmann opened this issue on Jan 11, 2005 ยท 31 posts
spothmann posted Thu, 13 January 2005 at 1:11 PM
No, it's not about the *.ini file. It's about... ta-daaa! - Zew3D's own textures. As it is just needed to rename their file extension to a valid image file extension, they are now utterly scared that someone might use the textures that come with the program in any other image program than Clother. I asked them several times how afraid other merchants would have to be, because they provide images (e. g. body textures etc.) without renaming the file extension first, so that they could be used in any program away from Poser. But, no, they say that in their EULA, they state that their textures might be used nowhere else but in Clother. I said that knowing how to change a file extension doesn't make everyone actually do it. This knowledge is only passed on in order to make the users who want to make own textures for Clother understand how the program actually works. Plus, as long as it's stated in the EULA that their files might not be used elsewhere but in Clother is enough, isn't it, right? Their customers will for sure know how to appreciate the EULA and not use the textures anywhere else. It's like having a kitchen knife, which can not only be used for legal things, such as tracing tomatoes. A kitchen knife can be used for illegal things, such as killing someone. If one does it depends on how much one appreciates the law. The EULA, in this case, is in most countries the law (I say that because Microsoft has lost a case on its EULA for OEM operating systems, because the court said it's up to the user what they do with a software that they have bought). Well, as it seems, this might bring another case on the same subject to a court. We'll see if Zew3D has better chances on winning the case than Microsoft ;-) Best wishes, Sabine