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konix posted a topic on GW with a screenshot from a game and asked who it was who stole is tree.
BlindMind, who was pretty much notorious for being a graphical vulture was the culprit and was pretty infamous at GW so when konix found out he was like "motherfucking blindmind stop using my tree." The end. I also seem to recall that BlindMind didn't even post in the topic and simply removed it or something.
So no, konix couldn't have sent anyone a PM to say "stop using my tree" because the topic was "can anyone identify who is using this." I don't really recall him being a giant douche except when he found out it was BlindMind he was like "ahhhh fucking blindmind and his rpgmakers" or something.

And... that wasn't what I was referring to, I was referring to settling disputes over PM rather than in threads. =P

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When I see criticism where people start throwing out claims such as "THIS IS STUPID. STOP RIPPING OFF xxxxx AND MAKE SOMETHING ORIGINAL," it irks me. I try and hold back my urge to respond in some sort of way, but I can never seem to let it slide.

I actually have never ever heard this with the connotation you are taking. When people say this, they are referring to fangames, and are saying people should create an "original work" -- meaning a work that is not intended to be derived from another work.

I honestly don't know what there is to discuss. I think everyone pretty much agrees that you can't be 100% original, but you can be creative with your execution.

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post=142450
If you have ever used any graphics from a commercial game, you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

If you have ever used any music or sound effects from a commercial game, you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

If you have ever made a fan game, you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

If you never paid for RPG Maker and are using it, you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

If you pirate or emulate games, you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

If you play RPG Maker games that satisfy any of the above conditions, then it is the same as you pirating the commercial games that they are plagiarizing, and so you are not allowed to be upset about people taking things you made.

In fact, all of the above are infinitely more serious than another RPG Maker designer taking your custom work. Because in the above examples, money is involved. You are depriving the commercial game developer of money that they would be getting otherwise. Whereas in the private indie case, neither of you is making any money off of the intellectual property, so the only harm is to your reputation and your pride.

Okay, what?

Please post mathematical evidence how this game has decreased sales for either Chrono Trigger, Bubble Bobble, Final Fantasy, or the number of other commercial works it utilizes.

If you can't, then essentially your argument is bullshit.

Because seriously, using FF6 rips in your game does not harm the original developers or take their money. Playing this joke game is not the same as pirating any commercial game.

So, uh, no. I don't support ripping graphics but you are not making any sense. No one is losing money off of your FF fangames, this topic is not about that.

post=142462

What if someone took your game and presented it as their own?

Someone stole original art from my game on a few occasions. (As in Hand Drawn)

Do you know what I did? I Pmed them and asked them to stop. They complied. The End.

Yes, the end. What is your point?

post=141970
(yes I think the entire 2k3 community is a bunch of vultures except for YDS (why the fuck do you use 2k3 YDS)).

jus' wondering, does this extend to me by the way

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post=141941
This reminds me of that time when that... guy had that giant hissy fit because someone stole a tree he had made and didn't ask, only much more stupid.

That was on gw right. I totally remember because of what a cunt he was being.

I disagree with this so much. His reaction was completely justified. You two seem to disvalue the effort that art takes.
The guy who flipped out was Konix. There's a well-known (and well-liked) member here who had a similar reaction -- tardis.
Take a look at this. BlindMind took Konix's tree, edited it for the purposes of his game and did not ask for permission--it's pretty much the same. You take someone's art, you use it for your own purposes, you do not ask for permission.

What calunio did here is very admirable and respectable, but rare. He asked tardis for permission to use his art, he didn't just go ahead and take it. Even though tardis said no, that was the proper way to do things. It's wrong to just take someone's work if they don't allow you to. Even if it's just sitting there, it doesn't mean you can take it. Yes people post it on the internet, but they post it off for your viewing pleasure, not for you to take and use as your own.

Honestly, have the two of you guys ever done serious art? Not just art that looks pretty or is quick to do, (this is probably going to sound super pretentious) but art that is born of passion. It's true. People who make art tend to REALLY care about their art. If you really cares about something and spent time and effort on it, how would you feel if someone took your work without telling you or asking?

What if someone took your game and presented it as their own?

You'd flip the fuck out.

post=142171
pretty sure he was a dick about it, otherwise nobody would have remembered or cared.

dude. people only remember because it was blindmind he flipped out on

Dudesoft I asked people to send me their pages a few pages back. Not everyone did though.

Also, I haven't been around lately because I've been painting a mural at my school and I've spent a lot of time on it, to where I am pretty much working on it for 10 hours each day.