Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Possible suggestion for posted freestuff and complaint

Mason opened this issue on Feb 18, 2001 ยท 14 posts


Mason posted Sun, 18 February 2001 at 3:15 AM

Well not so much a complaint but a slight annoyance. Basically, I'm trying to use Poser to turn a buck. I've put some money into it, models, helper packages like photoshop etc. and am making some decent spending cash making online comics. My problem is I go to free stuff and see a cool model/character/prop that I'd love to use in a comic done for a paysite. I download the thing, read the readme file then slap my forehead after seeing "This item can only be used for non-profit work or for private work" Now, I'm not complaining about a person's choice to make something and not want it used for profit. If they want to spend time making a great prop or figure only to have it used for a private pic then that's their choice. Plus if its infeasible to track a profit based ont he use of the item then I can see not wanting it used in a profit work. I'd hate to post a prop only to find its the thing that sold a million dollars worth of online subscriptions and I got nothing for it. What I am bugged about is I have to download the thing to read the readme, only to then delete it cause I can't use it. Now I have been guilty of this myself at times but only for items or characters I know contain other peoples' stuff. What I was wondering is if there is some way we can either label the thumbnail or add a field to the system or split off the items so that a downloader knows the item can be used/not used for commercial use. It could be something as simple as a red square in the upper right corner of the thumbnail means no profit use while green means its ok or yellow means ok but with credit to the maker. This whole yes/no profit thing is getting to be a rather treacherous mine field. I do not want to profit off others hard work but my own personal philosphy is I'm not going to share a prop/figure unless it has free use. Why else make the darn thing? Why not instead just post a picture of it. The only thing I don't want is the thing collected onto a CD and sold as a poser package. Anyway, maybe a marker or seperate grouping would be a good ida for items that can be used for general consumption as opposed to items that can only be used for private use.