Hey Questor, what's to be gained from a comment like that? Was your comment "worth the effort?" If so, perhaps you could elaborate instead of slagging off. Why is this issue making so many people feel superior to others? This community can and frequently does come to respectful disagreements. Having said so, I for one will respect the model maker's request. I probably won't download it at all, but that's only becuase I already have Egyptian columns which I don't use much, not due to the requested restrictions. I can't apologize for my initial reaction, there was nothing inappropriate or disrespectful about it. I see some conflicting claims regarding copyright, but no actual references to law or clauses. To say that someone might be "beneath contempt" for using the model in a manner that might conflict with the ill-defined restrictions is too much. If they're doing it soley to 'get back' at the model provider, yes, that's immature. IMO the image of that nature in this thread was not helpful to the debate. But if, say, I choose to use the column in a scene which illustrates Egyptian cosmology, which could very easily include "occult" or "erotic" iconography, I would have absolutely no guilt whatsoever, nor would I take criticism of my choice seriously, nor would any legitimate court of law support the model maker's complaint, should there be one. (OK, so I just made a legal claim without providing my own citations, but I am quite confident on this.) I agree that ultimately, this is much more about ethics than law. While I found the requested restrictions to be absurd and vague, I do think it's important to respect the spirit of them according to one's understanding and conscience. Hopefully this is slightly more articulate than my prior comments. "This discussion shouldn't even exist." Censorial and wrong. It's a very healthy discussion. The thread wouldn't have endured to this length if people didn't care about the issue, regardless of their specific conviction. These issues are relevant to CG in general, as well as FreeStuff and the Marketplace. I haven't seen them addressed this directly before.