dung0beetle
Well-Known Member
When you extract a 3d model from a game to use in Pepakura, always credit the owner of the mesh. It doesn't matter if you have altered the mesh to work better with pep. Crediting the owner shows that you do not claim ownership of the 3d content. This does not mean that the owner will not contact the website to have the content removed.
Game rip credit example:
Do not attempt to profit from extracted content whether it is modified or not. It doesn't matter if you intend to charge only for the work that you performed. This is considered derivative and you are not protected by "Fair Use".
DMCA takedown is not a foundation for liability.
If a website receives a DMCA takedown notice, that doesn't mean that the site is liable for infringement. The site can refuse to remove the content until it is deemed that the content infringes on copyright, intellectual property, etc. by a court.
Takedown notices targeting a competing business made up over half (57%) of the notices Google has received, and more than one-third (37%), were not valid copyright claims.
In short, this post is to inform you to protect yourself, this website, and the website in which the files that you are linking are stored. Give credit where credit is due.
I encourage anyone that has posted game-rips to go back and edit their post to include a credit to the developer. If you have links to large archives of files with various authors, it is a good idea to state that you are not the creator of that content.
It would be a shame if this and/or other similar sites were shut down due to infringement claims.
Game rip credit example:
Code:
Mass Effect 3 and its' assets are property of Bioware and EA, All Rights Reserved. "N7 armor" is extracted by ______ and modified for Pepakura by _______.
DMCA takedown is not a foundation for liability.
If a website receives a DMCA takedown notice, that doesn't mean that the site is liable for infringement. The site can refuse to remove the content until it is deemed that the content infringes on copyright, intellectual property, etc. by a court.
Takedown notices targeting a competing business made up over half (57%) of the notices Google has received, and more than one-third (37%), were not valid copyright claims.
In short, this post is to inform you to protect yourself, this website, and the website in which the files that you are linking are stored. Give credit where credit is due.
I encourage anyone that has posted game-rips to go back and edit their post to include a credit to the developer. If you have links to large archives of files with various authors, it is a good idea to state that you are not the creator of that content.
It would be a shame if this and/or other similar sites were shut down due to infringement claims.