Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: An open letter to Daz

wdupre opened this issue on Jul 02, 2002 ยท 36 posts


X-perimentalman posted Tue, 02 July 2002 at 5:28 AM

It's a good statement and well thought out. Daz is in a tough position, they have to protect their copyright, and I support them and anyone else in that matter. However, and we knew there a however didn't we.:}, by attempting to copyright a shape, or at least giving the impression of trying to do that, they actually reduce the need for V2 and M2 drastically. Let me put that in context. The whole reason to buy both upgrades, is the additional morphs, and of course those have to be protected, from being redistributed, but by restricting 3rd party clothes makers from making well fitting clothing, and accessories, makes the morphs in effect useless, and unnecessary. Example, a character creator goes into a modelling program, creates a piece of clothing, that requires V2 or M2 and can accomodate the attendant full body morphs. Now that piece of clothing has a large demand from the V2 or M2 users. Deny that creator the right to do that, and they revert to V1 or M1, make their own character morphs, and the clothing to fit it, and the need for the "upgrades" V2 and M2 just flew out the window. The very business decision made to protect the use and need for V2 and M2, just made them useless instead, and left a large group of people who purchased them under the impression, clothing and accessories would be supported upset. Kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't thing for Daz.