Maybe it should be spelled out on the freebie pages: redistribution not allowed, unless the creator of the freebies specifically allows redistribution in the EULA/readme.

For myself, such a clause would be redundant; I assume that "commercial USE" and "non-commercial USE" is about creating renders/images/animations, NOT about redistribution. I treat freebies as if they were commercial items that I acquired the USAGE right of, not DISTRIBUTION rights - those remain with the creator of the item, no matter what.

In addition to commercial and non-commercial renders, I allow redistribution of my freebies: you can read that in the readme files. Which means that I EXTEND the rights that the downloader has from the default implied by the "use" checkboxes.

In my opinion, that would be a good way to do things in the freebies section: the commercial/non commercial use options give the downloader a set of default rights that can be extended by the freebie creator, but cannot be limited by the creator.

So if a freebie creator wishes to limit commercial use, he could mark it as "non-commercial", and extend the rights in the details section, for example "commercial renders only with permission from the creator"

But as long as freebie uploaders do not correctly label their freebies, there will be no good solution. Whatever labeling system Renderosity freestuff uses, the responsiblity for correct labeling is ours (freebie makers).

 

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