Cheryle opened this issue on Jul 08, 2001 ยท 29 posts
zstrike posted Sun, 08 July 2001 at 7:35 PM
What happened to Anton and Traveller is terrible. It was simply wrong. We as a community must begin to set a zero tolerance standard to this type of behaviour. It is not just their problem. It is OUR problem. As a community we must be willing to quickly voice our disapproval when these individuals are brought to our attention. We must be willing to boycott products or sites that conduct themselves in these manners. Schlabber, you bemoan what you perceive as the commercialization of Poser. But you ignore that Poser itself is a commercial product. It was not given away, you must purchase it. Curious Labs exists as a company to make a profit from selling their product. Nothing wrong with that is there? So why would is it so wrong for artist who legitimately and ethically creates within the 3D community to attempt to sell their creations? No one is being forced to purchase. There are those of us who are willing to purchase because we cannot duplicate what they are offering. Why should 3D artist be held to some "higher" moral standard then those who create with brush and pallet or with clay and tool. Painters and sculpters have been selling their creations for eons, yet in your eyes 3D graphic artists should not? Especially when the creation is created in, based upon, and used in software which themselves must be purchased? Helping each other and the free exchange of ideas and information as a community is great and should continue. But don't confuse it with people's desire to sell their works. As long as they conduct themselves with integrity, and honesty it shouldn't matter.