Starkdog opened this issue on Jun 19, 2006 · 72 posts
LostinSpaceman posted Wed, 21 June 2006 at 2:10 PM
Oh and here's another brilliant idea for "Restricted Use" item creators. How about putting the words "Restricted Usage See Readme" in every thumbnail for said items.
I'm not the only one who's been collecting freebies for nearly 10 years now. Do you think I keep all the original zips and read me's handy on my hard drive instead of backed up on CD somewhere? Even if they were handy on teh hard drive, would I know it was a restricted item without some kind of notice in the thumbnail without searching my hard drive for the correct readme for every freebie I used/ Oh hell no! When i create a render, I just start using whatever strikes my fancy from within my runtimes. I don't stop to think, Oh, I can't use this or I might infringe on someone else's intellectual property! Who does?
For what it's worth, as I've already stated. This is just a hobby for me. A creative outlet. I don't do commercial renders or content. I will say that all the money grubbing and merchandising of this hobby has tarnished it a bit for me. Merchants need to take that into account before the customer base just up and quits out of frustration.