Posted by Trev on May 30, 1998 at 21:50:50:
In Reply to: Re: Are they really stolen? posted by SheLion on May 29, 1998 at 16:25:19:
: : Always a tricky situation, deciding if someones stolen your avatars or just used the same source.
: : We always recommend that an avatar creator adopts a simple naming scheme for their avatars, eg, dd001 or mike1, mike2, etc
: : This makes it easier to track theft since alot of people posting avatars as their own dont change the filenames.
: : About 75% of avatar theft claims made to the guild are innocent mistakes by newbies, only a few people create sites from other
: : peoples work deliberately.
: : : The other day I came across a site that
: : : I thought had my avatars on it! So I
: : : contact this person, and of course she
: : : really upset with me of accusing her!
: : : Well it turned she and I both use the
: : : same materials to make our avatars with.
: : : We both scan from the same catalogs! I
: : : guess you can say we both have excellent
: : : taste!
: : : And yes I did apologize to her! I felt
: : : kinda dumb about really!
: : : With scanners becoming more affordable,
: : : more and more people are using them to
: : : make avatars with. (Personally I love
: : : my scanner!)
: : : And usually folks like to make sexy
: : : avatars so the same materials are being
: : : used over and over again. So it makes
: : : it kinda tough to decide if the avatars
: : : are really stolen or if they just had
: : : the same idea as you.
: : : Just food for thought!
: : : Everyone Take Care!
: : : Kitty
: Hi Everyone! When I come across a Gallery, and
: the avs look suspicious, I ck the file name. I have
: come across AVS with file names from other gallerys.
: The thief doesn't even bother to change the filename.
: So, like Devalin says....if we all use our unique
: file name for our avs in our Gallerys, it will save
: the confusion somewhat. But of course, a lot of
: smart thieves change the names. So ....that will make
: it harder.
I have noticed that some newer sites seem to be carrying some *older av's*. I am wondering if all the changes from all the Vp's (ie from VP1-2-2.1-excite-zdchat) is promtpting some new site builders to believe that they can take av's from established sites and not be caught. The object of creating avatar sites, at least to me, is that of the creativity. It may be emcumbent upon some of us VP *oldsters* to periodically check our old av's. Especially if any of you are like me and have tons of discs of av's that I have collated through the several years of VP's existence. It concerns me that *older* av's may be appearing in newer sites and this may be an issue we will be addressing through time. Thanks....Trev