bobbystahr opened this issue on Feb 26, 2008 · 32 posts
LostinSpaceman posted Fri, 04 April 2008 at 4:16 PM
Quote - My best freebie download was Apollo Maximus. My only bitches about it is that it is hard to work with if you're not a Poser maven, which I'm not, and that there isn't a female version lol. I like Apollo far better than I do Mikey, and I absolutely loath Vicky. And I'd like it just once if someone would make conforming clothing that would conform to a smaller breast size. I've never been dissatisfied with a freebie to the point I would actually bitch about it. I mean, it was free. some are better than others. If it doesn't work for you, don't use it. Not like you lost anything.
I do agree with the guy that if something is free there should be no limitations on use. If I make something free, I've given it away. What do I care what someone does with it, as long as they don't try to sell it or claim it as their own. Of course, I'm not an anal retentive ego seeking attention hog either.
Unfortunately, MANY "Freebies" are FREE because they're based on copyrighted items and the Freebie maker has no rights to allow you to use their work in a commercial project.
How can you expect a commercial license for Star Trek, Star Wars, Lost in Space, Marvel or DC Comics etc... related items when the Freebie make doesn't own those rights to give you? People need to think about these things before going off on the freebie provider's for something that shouldn't be an issue.
Anyone who downloads a freebie based on a commercial trademarked item should be bright enough to know that they can't use it in any way which would compete with the copyright/trademark holder's properties.
That being said, why would you think you should be profited based on someone else's work in the first place?