Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Hey Guys....

Stormrage opened this issue on May 12, 2002 ยท 37 posts


melanie posted Sun, 12 May 2002 at 9:56 AM

I do exactly what Little Dragon does. I rename the file at the time I download it, and I go a step further and add the name of the person who created it to the file name. I also save them into cagegory folders, and when they gets full enough, I burn them to a CD and delete from the hard drive, then start over. I even do this with DAZ and PWFW items. I add DAZ or PWFW to the beginning of the file names so I can spot them quickly in my lengthy list of downloads so I can sort them into their folders. As for the readme files, that's been one of my biggest annoyances. I've found so many old downloads that have absolutely no readme file. Just a 3DS file or a CR2 and rsr but nothing else. No identification or contact info in case there's a problem or if I want to get permission to use it for a possible commercial project. Nothing. I know that this does not change the copyright law and the creator of the item still holds the copyright, but I really do think that, due to this carelessness on the creator's part, he/she has no right to complain if they discover their items being used improperly. It doesn't mean the item becomes public domain in any way, and the person using it improperly is not excused because of the absence of a readme, but if someone uses it wrong, the creator of the item only has him/herself to blame for incorrect usage. Please, artists, protect yourself if nothing else. Be sure to put in that all important readme file with appropriate information. Melanie