ok, I'll admit that I am not one that knows alot about content theft, laws pertaining to it, copyright and stuff. Maybe someone can clarify or shed some light on this for me.
I know for a fact that there are TRU textures being distributed by hundreds of places for resale/freebies. They are poofer textures if I remember correctly being sold in those "business in a box" as particle tools or something. I remember when I was still relatively new to
SL getting these textures somehow as a freebie, then later seeing them in the TRU store for sale.
I imagine that TRU has to be aware of this as it is in every resale/freebie store imaginable. Why have they not taken action against the owners of those places if they are so quick to take action (or so they say they will) on people trying to upload textures they bought
ligitimatly from
SL into LCO?
In my mind, telling someone they can not use a texture purchased in
SL in LCO is like an office supply store saying you can not use thier paper in another location other than the location they sold it too.
Which brings another thing to my mind... are all those resale/freebie items ligit or stolen content? Did the creators make them with the intent of them being essentially freebies? I recently made a custom item for someone that I usually make no copy but give trans rights to it for gift purposes. But I agreed to make it copy for a higher price because she argued a good story on why she needed it copiable. It was not until after the sale was said and done and I was placing this item in my store to market to others when I noticed I did not make it no trans. Therefore this person can make as many copies as she wants and give them all out. I am waiting for it to appear in resale stores and such. Not going to sue anybody that does as it was my mistake and it was nothing big or a huge money maker, but is this something that happened to those creators? Or did they create that stuff for that purpose?
Sorry for going off topic but with me one thought leads to another and I can't stop myself
