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My renders on Fur Affinty
Aug. 15th, 2013 06:16 amAs of Wednesday, August 14, 2013 I have removed most of my submissions from FA. They will all be removed by Friday, August 16, 2013. The reason for this is because I was made more aware of their AUP - Acceptable Upload Policy.
Their policies regarding the imagery I do is as follows:
Screenshots and 3D Renders
Permitted in your Gallery
Second Life: screenshots of 3D models made specifically by or for the uploader
Public domain/fair use models provided the uploader cites the model's creators/sources
Screenshots of applications, games, movies of content the uploader has created unique content (does not include character creators)
Screenshots or sprites of copyright games may be used if part of a comic or recurring series of narrative images
Permitted in Scraps
Generated images (character generators, terrain generators)
Not Permitted
Screenshots of applications, games, movie or websites
3D models requiring purchase/sale to use (unless specifically custom made for the uploader)
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Being I normally do not list all the sources for my models and I tend use purchased models; my renders do not abide by the terms of the AUP; so they must be removed.
It must be noted that no administrator from FA has contacted me about my renders, I feel that certain parties may make my life unpleasant if I do not follow the letter of the AUP.
In light of these requirements I feel that FA is making the uploading of rendered 3D images untenable. In no other requirements do they forbid the use of purchased items or require the listing of all sources for the submissions. Why are not "traditional" artists forbidden to use purchased paper and ink? Should they not be required to make such items? Why do they not have to list which brand of paper, what pen, and the manufacturer of the ink? Fair is fair.
Some 3D artists, like me, do not have the talent nor the resources to make our own 3d models. Our talent is to realize a vision in our minds. Is that not what art actually is?
So this explains why I have taken down my submissions from FA. My renders can be found over at DA, which is more open minded about such things.
Their policies regarding the imagery I do is as follows:
Screenshots and 3D Renders
Permitted in your Gallery
Second Life: screenshots of 3D models made specifically by or for the uploader
Public domain/fair use models provided the uploader cites the model's creators/sources
Screenshots of applications, games, movies of content the uploader has created unique content (does not include character creators)
Screenshots or sprites of copyright games may be used if part of a comic or recurring series of narrative images
Permitted in Scraps
Generated images (character generators, terrain generators)
Not Permitted
Screenshots of applications, games, movie or websites
3D models requiring purchase/sale to use (unless specifically custom made for the uploader)
-----------------------------------------------------
Being I normally do not list all the sources for my models and I tend use purchased models; my renders do not abide by the terms of the AUP; so they must be removed.
It must be noted that no administrator from FA has contacted me about my renders, I feel that certain parties may make my life unpleasant if I do not follow the letter of the AUP.
In light of these requirements I feel that FA is making the uploading of rendered 3D images untenable. In no other requirements do they forbid the use of purchased items or require the listing of all sources for the submissions. Why are not "traditional" artists forbidden to use purchased paper and ink? Should they not be required to make such items? Why do they not have to list which brand of paper, what pen, and the manufacturer of the ink? Fair is fair.
Some 3D artists, like me, do not have the talent nor the resources to make our own 3d models. Our talent is to realize a vision in our minds. Is that not what art actually is?
So this explains why I have taken down my submissions from FA. My renders can be found over at DA, which is more open minded about such things.
