SoulTaker opened this issue on Jan 31, 2011 · 135 posts
SamTherapy posted Tue, 01 February 2011 at 10:26 AM
"Fair use"...
Not a worldwide law, in fact, not really a law at all. It can be used as a defense in a copyright claim but of itself grants no rights to anything. Copyright still belongs to the owner.
The proposed changes to US copyright law will, if anything, make the situation better for businesses and worse for individuals. Most people would like to keep things the way they are.
And furthermore...
If it's allowable to use a portion of something, how come aleknest got into hot water for using the feet from one model for his own? Should he have used half a foot? A toe? A toenail? In fact, another person did something similar at RDNA with the figure they were selling and it also happened here with Renda. So, all these incidents were handled wrongly?
Also, if you can alter the topology of a model to make it your own, by which it's yours to sell or give away legally, please do so with one of the DAZ people. Go on, I dare you. I double dare you.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.