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| Images are, by and large, subject to copyright. This is normally assumed by the creator or artist, and is an automatic granting of rights to them as a reward for their creative endeavors. (And because of this, you can't copyright the output of a computer program, however pretty, as algorithms are presumed not to be creative.) Where an artist produces works in the course of their employment, the copyright is usually granted to the employer, although a credit may be given to the artist. It is also possible to sell and transfer one's rights, or to licence all or some rights to another entity whilst still retaining the copyright. Obviously this can quickly become a legal minefield... | Images are, by and large, subject to copyright. This is normally assumed by the creator or artist, and is an automatic granting of rights to them as a reward for their creative endeavors. (And because of this, you can't copyright the output of a computer program, however pretty, as algorithms are presumed not to be creative.) Where an artist produces works in the course of their employment, the copyright is usually granted to the employer, although a credit may be given to the artist. It is also possible to sell and transfer one's rights, or to licence all or some rights to another entity whilst still retaining the copyright. Obviously this can quickly become a legal minefield... |
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| Because of the many changes of operator of the original Dreamscape and it's successors, the ownership of any given image can be unclear. We have therefore made the following decisions: | Because of the many changes of operator of the original Dreamscape, the ownership of any given image can be unclear. We have therefore made the following decisions: |
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| * We WILL use original Fujitsu art. This is because we are sure that this is still owned by Fujitsu, it's over 20 years old, and their history shows they are not worried about what happens to it. | * We WILL use original Fujitsu art. This is because we are sure that this is still owned by Fujitsu, it's over 20 years old, and their history shows they are not worried about what happens to it. |
| * anything with fj_ in the filename | * anything with fj_ in the filename |
| * anything found in the old [[https://altaway.xyz/builders/catalogue/index.html|image catalogue]] | * anything found in the old [[https://altaway.xyz/builders/catalogue/index.html|image catalogue]] |
| | * anything mentioned in the SceneBuilder "Image URL Lists" (on the SceneBuilder menu) |
| * anything found in pre-2000 backups relating to Fujitsu operated worlds | * anything found in pre-2000 backups relating to Fujitsu operated worlds |
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| Disallowed: | Disallowed: |
| * anything with a date in the filename, as these are almost all 21st century dates, when Avaterra Inc. and it's successors started commissioning new art. | * anything with a date in the filename, as these are almost all 21st century dates, and are from when other parties started commissioning new art. e.g. o.a658JD030503.img |
| * anything in the form x.nh.filename.img i.e. it's aimed at a particular world (nh) and thus post-dates Fujitsu. | * anything in the form x.nh.filename.img i.e. it's aimed at a particular world (nh) and thus post-dates Fujitsu. |
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| Disallowed by caution: | Disallowed by caution: |
| * anything capitalised, e.g. x.BrownHat.img as we're not aware that Fijitsu created filenames like this. | * anything capitalised, e.g. x.BrownHat.img as we're not aware that Fujitsu created filenames like this. |
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| If you have art that you would like us to use, we currently use [[https://discord.com/channels/@me/763536580886790174/776137322517233665|this]] third party artists agreement. We need a perpetual non-exclusive licence to use your art, but we will not require transfer of ownership or rights: your work is yours to keep and use anywhere else you want. At present, we are not in a position to provide any monetary reward. We will, of course, give you in-world copies of any items using the art, if it's not made generally available. | If you have art that you would like us to use, we currently use [[https://journal.atp.art/art-licensing-agreement-free/|this]] third party artists agreement. We need a perpetual non-exclusive licence to use your art, but we will not require transfer of ownership or rights: your work is yours to keep and use anywhere else you want. As part of this process, you undertake that the art is your own work, you are entitled to licence it to us, and you indemnify us against any charges of plagiarism, copyright violation, or other offences should this not turn out to be the case. At present, we are not in a position to provide any monetary reward. We will, of course, give you in-world copies of any items using the art, if it's not made generally available. |
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| We occasionally source art from "royalty free" clipart websites, and the like. This is fraught with problems, though, as they often require attribution which, not being a website or publication, is difficult to do. Where this is required, it will be provided via a "Credit" link when you "Tell Me About" an object. This is not editable. We try not to do this too often, as such art is seldom in-keeping with the WorldsAway art style anyway. | We occasionally source art from "royalty free" clipart websites, and the like. This is fraught with problems, though, as they often require attribution which, not being a website or publication, is difficult to do. Where this is required, it will be provided via a "Credit" link when you "Tell Me About" an object. This is not editable. We try not to do this too often, as such art is seldom in-keeping with the WorldsAway art style anyway. |
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| If you believe you own the rights to any images found in any AltAway hosted world, and do not wish to see it used, you may contact [[mailto:amanda@altaway.xyz|Amanda]] to discuss this. Please note that you will need to provide proof of ownership of rights. e.g. copies of contracts, licence agreements, bills of sale, etc., tracing back to the original creator, or provide proof that you are the original artist. We cannot accept simple statements that you own the rights, nor can we accept statements from third parties, as this would not be provable. | If you believe you own the rights to any images found in any AltAway hosted world, and do not wish to see it used, or wish to have an attribution credit attached to it, you may contact [[amanda@altaway.xyz|Amanda]] to discuss this. Please note that you will need to provide proof of ownership of rights. e.g. copies of contracts, licence agreements, bills of sale, etc., tracing back to the original creator, or provide proof that you are the original artist. We cannot accept simple statements that you own the rights, nor can we accept statements from third parties, as this would not be provable. Once we have enough information to ascertain you have the required rights to control the use of the image, we will remove or add attribution as you request. |
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