Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: New License Restrictions at the Store

fauve opened this issue on Oct 11, 2001 ยท 33 posts


fiontar posted Fri, 12 October 2001 at 1:51 AM

I like StefyZZ's work very much. As soon as I saw the new textures I knew I would have to put them at the top of my "to buy" list. I personally would not mind the restrictions, I usually give credit for items I like where I can remember who to credit. :-) As far as licensing to a username, I only use one, so it wouldn't effect me directly. However, looking past the issue of whether I could "live with" those conditions, I have to admit I really don't like the example it sets. As an issue of fairness, I also tend to bristle at the restrictions. It doesn't seem fair that such restrictions should be imposed on someone who is paying for the product and I also agree that being Renderosity gallery specific adds to the feeling of being "unfair". The implication seems to be that a number of people posting to the Galleries here are using pirated items and that this is a problem specific to renderosity? I can understand the frustration of seeing a texture you worked hard on and sell online showing up in gallery images of people you feel might not have paid for it. However, I have a feeling that the reaction of many here to the new licensing restrictions is going to turn off a lot of "honest" users who would have bought otherwise, while doing little to prevent piracy. I hope StefyZZ will decide to remove those new restrictions, not only because it doesn't seem fair, but because the headaches and loss of sales the controversy will cause far outweigh any perceived benefits.