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Post by wheatley on Jun 29, 2017 15:55:14 GMT 1
I already brought this up on VP, but I figured I'd bring it up here as well
There's a difference between 'taking inspiration from' and 'outright stealing', please consider this when making designs. There's already a few sets on VP that are completely stolen from other's OCs, to the point where someone stole a minor's vent art (the source material featured graphic self harm, which was toned down but still included in the original design) and claimed that "he couldn't have known" that it was self harm injuries because "he found it on google". Thankfully I haven't seen this here yet, but I figured I'd bring it up before it became a problem.
If you want to make a design based off of someone's art, contact them first. If you can't find a source, don't design it anyways- keep in mind that they probably deleted the image/their account because people kept stealing their pictures and posting them on other sites (looking at you, pinterest and instagram).
And before people bring it up as an argument, there's a difference between a popular cartoon/video game character made for the public to view, and a privately owned character made by an individual for personal use.
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Post by lina on Jul 3, 2017 20:23:30 GMT 1
I sometimes look up art for references, things like "but how are folds supposed to look on this kind of dress?" but I do try to find art that's specifically made to be a reference, or real photos.
I admit though, I am inspired by art a lot. But I think it's alright as long as it's really loosely inspired, not copying. When it's more like, "that bunny hoodie is too cute. I should do a bunny hoodie!" And it's not actually the same hoodie, or even really similar. I think it's alright as long as you do the actual design, and the inspiration was just a spark that leads to your original ideas. You know?
Edit: what about designs that are obviously tv/anime/movie/etc characters? VP is full of like, 100% exactly Naruto and stuff.
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Post by Beauyidul on Jul 3, 2017 20:39:12 GMT 1
That's very good point. Good post op
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Post by roshni on Jul 4, 2017 11:00:54 GMT 1
Many things that designers have made are based on already existing things, so I don't see the problem with making designs that look like those. If the designs aren't EXACTLY the same and are obviously made by someone else, I don't see why people should ask permission for that. Simply copying the design and claiming it as yours is a whole other thing.
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Post by wheatley on Jul 4, 2017 17:41:50 GMT 1
I sometimes look up art for references, things like "but how are folds supposed to look on this kind of dress?" but I do try to find art that's specifically made to be a reference, or real photos. I admit though, I am inspired by art a lot. But I think it's alright as long as it's really loosely inspired, not copying. When it's more like, "that bunny hoodie is too cute. I should do a bunny hoodie!" And it's not actually the same hoodie, or even really similar. I think it's alright as long as you do the actual design, and the inspiration was just a spark that leads to your original ideas. You know? Edit: what about designs that are obviously tv/anime/movie/etc characters? VP is full of like, 100% exactly Naruto and stuff. i thought i mentioned in the first post, there's a huge difference between something intended for public consumption and something privately owned/for the person to use as a projection of themselves |
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Post by lina on Jul 4, 2017 19:17:03 GMT 1
I sometimes look up art for references, things like "but how are folds supposed to look on this kind of dress?" but I do try to find art that's specifically made to be a reference, or real photos. I admit though, I am inspired by art a lot. But I think it's alright as long as it's really loosely inspired, not copying. When it's more like, "that bunny hoodie is too cute. I should do a bunny hoodie!" And it's not actually the same hoodie, or even really similar. I think it's alright as long as you do the actual design, and the inspiration was just a spark that leads to your original ideas. You know? Edit: what about designs that are obviously tv/anime/movie/etc characters? VP is full of like, 100% exactly Naruto and stuff. i thought i mentioned in the first post, there's a huge difference between something intended for public consumption and something privately owned/for the person to use as a projection of themselves But by "something intended for public consumption" vs "something privately owned/for the person to use" are you saying you think it's alright to make items based on copy-written characters from shows and books and games, etc? Or are you saying those things "intended for public consumption" shouldn't be copied and turned into items? That's my confusion. |
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Post by alexys on Jul 6, 2017 4:44:49 GMT 1
Nice thing to note for people who plan on designing, i for one am not one of them and lack skill lmao
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Post by wheatley on Jul 6, 2017 14:54:07 GMT 1
i thought i mentioned in the first post, there's a huge difference between something intended for public consumption and something privately owned/for the person to use as a projection of themselves But by "something intended for public consumption" vs "something privately owned/for the person to use" are you saying you think it's alright to make items based on copy-written characters from shows and books and games, etc? Or are you saying those things "intended for public consumption" shouldn't be copied and turned into items? That's my confusion. i'm saying that popular characters are fair game the way i look at it, if it's popular enough to garner other forms of recreation (ex. cosplay, fanart, etc) then it's okay to make an item based off of it, but something as personal as an oc should only be handled by the creator |
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Post by lina on Jul 6, 2017 16:08:36 GMT 1
Unless the site becomes popular and then it's leaving itself open to being sued for stealing copyright characters.
I think it's rather foolish, to be honest.
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Post by wheatley on Jul 30, 2017 16:22:03 GMT 1
Unless the site becomes popular and then it's leaving itself open to being sued for stealing copyright characters. I think it's rather foolish, to be honest. parody laws cover things like dressup sites/real life costumes, and as long as they don't use the actual copyrighted name attached to the set then it's fair game if gaia hasn't gotten in trouble yet, i doubt any other dressup site is going to get in trouble |
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Post by lina on Aug 2, 2017 20:03:16 GMT 1
I know of Gaia getting in at least one lawsuit.
Just making sure. I didn't want the site to be in trouble.
I'm personally against stealing other people's designs. small time artists and major corporations. But whatever, not my site. /shrug
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