Jim Burton opened this issue on Jun 21, 2002 ยท 87 posts
TalmidBen posted Fri, 21 June 2002 at 7:33 PM
"But why should you expect someone to help you make money, and to do it for FREE?!" When I give away freebies, I do so because I want the artist to be happy to see that there are no commercial restrictions, the same as if they purchased it, because it is free. When I pay for something, I expect to be able to use it in commercial images. Free stuff should be no different, except in that because its free, you don't have to pay for it. When I give something away for free, I don't want to hinder the artist, and want him/her to be happy with my RoboChicken, my Shin Blade, or the Tallit Thip created, and I textured. I do have two reasonable restrictions on my work, that they not be used in, or the promotion of, illegal or pornographic material. I respect peoples' wishes if they do not want their stuff used in commercial works - but when I give something away for free, I want it to be free to use however you like, save for those two restrictions I mentioned above. When my modelling business gets rolling, I hope to give away free stuff like Daz does, frequently. And what about all the free stuff Daz gives away? Is it wrong to use a free item in a commercial image from them? How about the Gorilla? That was free, should Daz expect people not to use it in commercial items? They don't, in fact, they allow it. Ben