caleb68 opened this issue on Jun 20, 2001 ยท 67 posts
Questor posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 2:37 PM
Sorry LadyMage I wasn't sniping at you, honest. :) But the post came across as a tad sarcastic and perhaps I misread it to that point. However, "video game" is how computer games used to be described once upon a time, and some "old timers" still use that term. :) I agree with you that something like this should be mentioned in a prominent position for any potential purchaser to see, mainly because there are so many people new to 3d and new to the net in general who might, in fact probably aren't aware of some of the little doohickies that govern what they get up to. Certainly if a particular author has stringent restrictions then yes, they should most definitely be mentioned prominently prior to purchase as it will prevent arguments flaring later. There's nothing worse than an unhappy punter, for the simple reason that they can get extremely verbal in public areas and cause a nightmare of problems, not least of which is significant falloff in sales. It is important that anyone buying an item be aware of all and any restrictions in place on it's use because 3D objects are not like software programs. There's something intagible about a file full of binary and text that people just can't see as clearly as a software box, cd, manual, tech support numbers, registration card and lengthy licence agreement. So, there are going to be mistakes made, and they'll get worse as the community grows with more people wanting items for commercial use. In that respect, perhaps a mention in the Site Ideas forum, or directly to the store admininstrators regarding this might be an idea. You'll excuse me if I don't do it as I don't purchase from this store and hence have no "place" to bring much of anything to their attention.