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As I read the TOS it is not "illegal" (as far as LL is concerned to upload purchased models to SL. The thief takes a few moments and then sell "the same" product to (usually unsuspecting) avatars.Īs mentioned above it "seems" like there is less copybotting these days and more ripping. And oftentimes the "original creator" used a real life model as a reference so it was not THEIR creation in some sense. The original creator may have taken a week of even long days to make an item. It is one thing to see someone's work and REPRODUCE that work by regular 3D modeling and texturing (or even prims) and another thing to use copybot viewers to get the item in question. Sorry for your misadventure with the group tag thing. It’s like Biff turning in George’s work reports in Back to the Future. Mayhaps my opinion, & I know virtual things might not be the same as tangible product, but if it were to happen to me, I know how I would feel. I think when profit for the copier & redirected revenue from the creator come into play it is theft. It' s a means to stifle competition by accusing the customer for what is bought without malintend. I unawarely bought at one merchant, who banned me outright, because I was wearing a group tag of a perceived seller of copybotted stuff. But I am held responsible as an enduser, which is often frustrating. As a result it' s possible to copy that which was intend to be protected by IP. It' s inherit in nature ( monkey see, monkey do ).Ĭopybotting became a big subject here, because of a weakness of the system. Aside that : copying is also part of natural selection. It is considered theft by those who think copying an original is stealing. The act of copybotting is legally debatable. Copy otters do what they do to make money. There’s no reason to suspect freebies are copybotted items. You shouldn’t have to.īut do not be dismissive of those who freebie hunt. It’s totally okay that you don’t want to spend time investigating every potential purchase. It happens- people copybotting, or taking advantage of a mistake in permissions. It’s not an exact correlation, but it’s as close as I can come up. The real sneaker creator lost man hours & materials and profits.
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Imagine someone stealing a truck full of some expensive tennis shoes, or creating labels for knock off sneakers, sewing those on, & then selling them. The creator who spent hours of their life has a bottom line that is impacted. It matters that someone takes a few moments to scan an item & uploads it for pennies, potentially selling pirated copies for untold amounts of money until they are stopped or exposed. Typically, in the past, accusations & news of intellectual property theft in SL finds its way into the grapevine via blogs & groups, especially when DMCAs are filed. Reporting blatant theft means a person wouldn’t buy the authentic product? Not entirely sure what “I am sure that there are many accounts who would drag whatever SL shops have copybotted content, but I question that they would be the same ones who would buy it from the original creators.” means.
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Not sure how one would verify that, but you are free to believe whatever you want. I highly doubt it could be proven that folks who spend money in SL also avoid freebies. It is great that you choose to spend your time & money on virtual products.Ī lot of folks enjoy freebie gifts as well.įree is not necessarily subpar, nor is it a guarantee that a gift is up to any particular individual’s standard. So why are they so hung up on copybotting? What matters is that I, and people like me, paid for it. It doesn't matter to their bottom lines that someone who would never have paid for something got it free. People like me are the ones who matter to creators. I don't have the time or patience to drag a bunch of freebie shops looking for free, copybotted stuff. I am sure that there are many accounts who would drag whatever SL shops have copybotted content, but I question that they would be the same ones who would buy it from the original creators. I suspect that most people like me behave the same, and I suspect that that group includes most people who spend actual money in SL. I am not willing to spend time and effort looking on freebie sites for stuff that may or may not be good quality instead of just shopping at nice shops that have good-quality stuff and paying for it. I am a woman who spends a lot of money in SL on clothing, avatar parts, furnishings, house parts, etc. If it does exist, does it really matter? I have argued here before that it doesn't. Is it? Does it actually exist? Is it a myth? Recently, I have read about it on these forums as being a problem. I have heard about copybotting for many years.