https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2835&p=36286#p36286 ----------------------------------- TdaC Tuesday, 03 July 2007, 12:46 PM Re: Copyright violations in our downloads section ----------------------------------- It says on the texture that as long as the name of the original creator is written on the texture and the name of who modified it is written on the texture it is ok to redistribute freely, as long as you follow the rules written on the texture. Plus3d has followed the rules, until she uploaded it to pf. She is allowed to redistribute it from her site, not pf. One of the rules, written on the texture, is that a password or membership is not be needed to download the texture or modifications of the texture. When the texture is uploaded here, a membership including a password is needed to download the texture. I think it is a great modification and a legal modification that she has uploaded, but it is against Stale's rules to have it in our downloads. It is ok by his rules to have it on her own site. Why simply not tell her the thruth? it is not allowed to be here by stale's rules. It was kind of her to upload it here, when the download at her site was not working. But according to stale's rules it can not stay here. I think that pangor took the correct action when he stopped the download. It is allways better to be safe then sorry. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Generally speaking (not talking about plus3d now) if someone was redistributing something that was mine without my knowledge or consent, i would have liked the site staff to step up to the plate and stop the download and ask me, if they suspected that all might not be right. The person redistributing can lie about having permission or it could be an innocent reason like not knowing better. If i were the person that uploaded something, and i was told that the staff of the site were unsure of my right to distribute it, i would not be offended. Why would i be? The site would be protecting it self and the original creator. And if i am the original creator or if i have the creator's permission, they would be protecting me. If i have permission and they check with the creator, it would be known that i was telling the truth and the download could be put back on. The staff could explain the reasons for their actions and there would be no need to be offended. The choice to check something just to be sure, it is not a personal attack on someone, it is not being mean. It is being careful and protecting everyone involved, including the person uploading it.