"So, with that in mind, can I create shaders with slightly different settings, in order to avoid a big stink?  I'm starting to think that some people in this community are way too selfish. "

Yes... how on earth DARE they go out of their way to make free stuff and then get upset if you steal it. How unreasonable can people possibly be ??

"What he's saying is they have no right to put limitations on dial settings that anyone can achieve using Poser's built in Material room settings. If they had included actual hand made textures, that would be one thing, but you can't lay claim to material room dial settings that anyone can recreate with a spin or two fo the dials and then make limitations on how they can be used."

Ok, fair enough. If it's so easy why is he stealing them to start with... And why ask for permission to 'tweak' someone else's work ... unless it's to sell on? Take a quick peak at the copyright and ethical standards forum, it's full of people who took someone else's work, sold it on, and then pleaded innocence.

Would it really have been so hard just to ask for permission? It takes just a minute to show someone the courtesy of an IM, but instead you're here, whining about injustice.

You're right, something stinks in the Poser community. Don't be so sure it's the "selfishness" of the free stuff providers.