Quote - Well,

I'm not going to mention names because I'm not like that.

I asked in an email to somoene who made a free model that was "For Private Non-Commercial Use Only....." in a commercial render for a product I'm setting up at the momment.

Note, its just for the render, nothing else, not to be resold, or anything like that.  You know what they told me?  They said "Glad you like the model, but if its used for commercial purposes I usually ask for the sum of $25.00."  Note, on that site, there is no price tag next to that model. 

WTF?  Why do people have to let the all mighty dollar get in the way of everything?  Some of us can't afford diddly right now, so I guess I'll be using another classic car that came with Poser instead of that one. 

Shame, I really like the artists work. But if snobbery is going to get in the way, I'll go else where. 

Like I said, not mentioning names, but am I being overly sensitive or you think I have the right to bitch about it?  I find it kind of disgusting, personally.  It's sort of like the persona of stars asking for 25.00 for autograph expenses.

 

 

Why are you asking people on the internet if you are entitled to your feelings?

I vote YES.

You are entitled to your feelings.

As far as the specifics go:

There are TONS of modelers who would love to have their product appear in a promo image since it begs the question, "Hey who's (insert model here) is that?