What Is Stealing Resources?

[FranklinX 37]

I have recently heard from some people that it is wrong to show off someone's resources and giving them credit on another site without the creator's permission. I never heard of this before. I normally have seen people show off resources made by someone else and giving the proper person the credit. The last time I checked I don't know any RPG Maker developer who has copyrighted his or her resources unless he or she copyrighted the game(but this is about people who commonly share resources).

 

Is this looked upon as a bad thing in the RM community?

[squidgy617 2]

No, I don't think it is. And its not like that in most, either. Generally, the only time its bad is if the person specifically says not to or if you are stealing bandwidth.

[Tomo2000 60]

As long as you give proper credit when it's due, there should be nothing wrong. I've never heard anybody say that, only that if you are going to use it or post it on a site you must credit -.

[Leon 55]

To be honest, I have posted resources meant exclusive to this site, and I have found them on numerous sites in numerous languages (Yes, languages... ) Only 1 site had it removed: RmRK. So although people do want exclusive content, boners like to take resources against the wishes of the people who create them.

[Marked 197]

With scripts, there are many meant exclusively for where they're are posted. And I think the reason for this is that people redistribute the scripts without any credit at all, which prompts the original author to say, well, how can I protect my work? So they add a terms and conditions section stating that the script is not to be redistributed. Where it does not say this though, the rule of redistribution with full credits is followed. These are the rules I have followed in creating the scripts archive, and a few of them I have contacted the author(such as GubiDs battle system).

 

With sprites and battlers, it's even harder to give credit. They're just images. And yes there are some who say not to redistribute. Example: http://fayforest.sakura.ne.jp/sozai/english.html . If an image is posted without credits once, each time its redistributed from that source it goes uncredited. So, this is a problem and I am against the redistribution of graphical resources without credit. Every time such is posted we ask for credits. I did upload the character pack in the downloads manager, and this is a perfect example of what is wrong with redistribution. I have been around a long while, my values have changed since then. But in the pack, the authors are lost forever.

 

Someone come up without distributing charactersets with 'tabs' containing credits, and they needed cropping to be used. But it got the point across. Example:

[Noob Saibot 38]

Artists Copyright Information

 

A few links to point you in the right direction regarding artist copyright information.

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US Government Websites

 

United States Copyright Office

Created with the desire to serve the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public.

 

Here you will find all key publications, including informational circulars; application forms

for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright related organizations; news of what the Copyright Office is doing, Congressional testimony and press releases; the latest regulations.

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• Copyright Basics - US Copyright Office
  
• U.S. Copyright Forms
  
• Form VA - Copyright form Visual Arts
  
• Form VA with instructions
  
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

Non-Government Websites

 

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• Artists Rights Society
  
• ASMP Copyright Application Tutorial
  
• University of Michigan - Extensive Resource Links
  
• Copyright Website
  
• Stanford University Libraries
  
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained by Brad Templeton
  
• What is Copyright Protection from Whatiscopyright.org

International Copyright

 

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• Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Copyright in Canada
  
• International Copyright - Statement from US Copyright Office

Watermarking for Digital Images

 

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• Eikonamark
  Software for casting "invisible" watermarks on digital images and detecting these watermarks. Can be used for copyright protection and recognition of digital images.
  
• Watermark Factory
  Helps you to protect images. You can add a visible watermark to your digital images and photos. The watermark can be your copyright or the URL of your site or your logo.
  
• Giovanni Digital Watermarking
  Blue Spike's digital watermarking technologies that will make identification, authentication and auditing of digital works as simple as scanning the Internet.
  
• AiS Watermark Pictures Protector
  Watermarking program that helps you protect images. You can add a color transparent visible watermark to your digital images and photos.

Books on and about Copyright

 

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• The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle
  
• All About Right for Visual Artists
  
• The Professional Photographer's Legal Guide
  
• The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk Reference
  
• Digital Copyright

[Ragnyrok 3]

Gosh, Hebi. You're such a nark.

XD

[Chief 30]

I normally get a CC license on my exclusive work. its a free thing to use taht protects your work on a legal level. its very easy to use and great protection for indie artists, such as those who would make game art for RPG Maker.

[Noob Saibot 38]

Gosh, Hebi. You're such a nark.

XD

 

Well first off you CANT steal a graphic (it’s not a physical object...like stealing a car). It is just a breach of copyright/trademark laws (taking into account each country is different).

[CrimsonInferno 35]

Well, I thought as long as you credit the user, link to them and all that, it was okay :C

[Agckuu_Coceg 5]

Copyright laws do not apply to products intended for RPG Maker. If only the author does not register them officially.

 

And besides, it is still the pirates would not settle down. I like to hack the resources to create their assemblies. But I use it only for your own self education, and nothing more.

[Noob Saibot 38]

Copyright laws do not apply to products intended for RPG Maker. If only the author does not register them officially.

 

Actually your incorrect. If I take the time to make an original character set or tile set it is copyrighted under me even if I choose not to register it (taking into account each country has their own set laws and rules).

[Agckuu_Coceg 5]

But you cannnot apply a pirate to the court record, because it uses your work.

 

Moreover, not all countries followed the like this laws.

Otherwise we would not be able to pirate everything that falls under the arm.

[Noob Saibot 38]

But you cannnot apply a pirate to the court record, because it uses your work.

 

Moreover, not all countries followed the like this laws.

Otherwise we would not be able to pirate everything that falls under the arm.

 

 

What are you talking about? Pirate?

[Agckuu_Coceg 5]

Did the issuance of not-owned resources for its own, and piracy is not the same thing? Absolutely the same. And principles to this the same.

[Noob Saibot 38]

You make no sense what so ever.... :huh:

[Agckuu_Coceg 5]

Unfortunately, I know what I say. Because I can use other people's resources for my discretion.

 

We are used in the ours projects and commitments 99% foreign forums resources and in the general are not given any credit. Officially, the creator does everything himself and only himself. Although in fact I have not seen yet virtually none of our project, which would have been done without the resources created by others.

[Noob Saibot 38]

Yes true, but I think people who would not want it to be used would just not display it.

[formlesstree4 18]

I think this is what he said:

 

You create graphics, say not to use them.

Someone steals them and uses them, and you didn't copyright them.

You go to court about it, chances are you will lose about it because you might made it, but it was never legally registered to you. Of course this varies based on local state and country copyright laws.

[Noob Saibot 38]

I think this is what he said:

 

You create graphics, say not to use them.

Someone steals them and uses them, and you didn't copyright them.

You go to court about it, chances are you will lose about it because you might made it, but it was never legally registered to you. Of course this varies based on local state and country copyright laws.

 

Not true for USA laws a person is protected even if they registered it or not. It just proves to be harder to prove you made them unless you have proof. Plus in any case I doubt some 17 year old is going to take any one to court with no money.

[Chief 30]

Wrong. In order for your work to be protected, it must be registered, otherwise it is considered to be within public domain, and can be used royalty free. This can however be fixed with a simple CC license. Its a free way to copyright your works legally. otherwise, not registered, not protected. This is Law in US, and also common sense. if it is not licensed, it is not stealing, only frowned upon. If it is licensed, then it is in fact stealing/infringing.