I think sometimes it's an idea to think about why a creator gives out items for free rather than sells them as not everyone is in to for the money.  I give under non commercial terms because I wanted to give to the hobbiest amongst the community who "plays" in daz or poser and not to make money.  Vendors can go buy their equipment as they probably would do in any other business set up.  There are plenty of other alternatives in this world.

Some have asked if they can buy a licence from me, I have said no as that's not why I made them.  Also, I don't see why someone should piggy back off my work and  make money from items that have taken me hours/days to make. I have seen other forums where someone slated me as the terms stated they couldn't do commercial texture packs for my free clothing, why? because I give to the hobbiest for free and don't want them to then pay for a quick flood fill texture pack? (which is what I have seen of her work)  plus I can just see that vendor  thinking to themselves that they could actually make more money as the free items will be in a lot more runtimes and therefore a bigger potential customer base. 

People tend to push terms to their limits, promotional renders are commercial usage, even though it is just a render, the usage is a means to make money/more money and you are using it as part of your business. 

The free/fee offer of this creator may be that he is actually being flexible, they could so easily have said no. 

 

 

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