Scratch

ErnieParke wrote:

Unfortunately there is no way to block downloads because it goes against Scratch's logo "Imagine • Program • Share"

Added a very important part. (Also, share<>use, something I just thought of.)

CJA, I know you don't like project copiers, but people do it all the time here. My project 50 Bits was copied, and the Scratch Team (the people who make scratch) even said it was alright.

ErnieParke wrote:

Other then that, I just wanted to add on that if you don't want a project copied, just don't upload it to Scratch, or put in the project notes "Please don't copy this. You can if you want to, but I would like it if you don't."

Don't upload to site: No-one to comment, can't let anyone else play or see.
Upload to somewhere else: Someone will eventually upload it to the scratch website, claim it as their own, and there won't even be a "based on ____'s project".
Upload to site: People will copy.
Quit scratch: More time for homework, can move on to better languages, which you might even get paid for. This is what epninja feels.

???
Profit.

Molybdenum wrote:

ErnieParke wrote:

Other then that, I just wanted to add on that if you don't want a project copied, just don't upload it to Scratch, or put in the project notes "Please don't copy this. You can if you want to, but I would like it if you don't."

Don't upload to site: No-one to comment, can't let anyone else play or see.
Upload to somewhere else: Someone will eventually upload it to the scratch website, claim it as their own, and there won't even be a "based on ____'s project".
Upload to site: People will copy.
Quit scratch: More time for homework, can move on to better languages, which you might even get paid for. This is what epninja feels.

???
Profit.

Which is why I said a possible solution was to ask scratchers to not download the project, which ProgrammingPro1 even suggested. Also, CJA4625 probably has friends and family which can look at and comment on his/her project, which is another solution to this problem and that wouldn't require any upload to the Scratch website.

Last edited by ErnieParke (2012-10-12 21:48:41)

northmeister wrote:

If you upload something to Scratch, you are agreeing to the 'Creative Commons Share Alike' license, which means anyone is allowed to download your work and look at the scripting, change the project a bit, and reupload it.

And anyone is allowed to download, do nothing, and reupload, and claim it as his, getting loads of popularity, and the ST approves.

ProgrammingPro01 wrote:

Molybdenum wrote:

northmeister wrote:

If you upload something to Scratch, you are agreeing to the 'Creative Commons Share Alike' license, which means anyone is allowed to download your work and look at the scripting, change the project a bit, and reupload it.

And anyone is allowed to download, do nothing, and reupload, and claim it as his, getting loads of popularity, and the ST approves.

You can, but it says in the Community Guidelines that it's recommended to give credit.

Give credit. Feel free to make modified versions of other people's projects - just make sure to give them credit. One place to give credit is in your Project Notes.

Reccomended<>Have to, so some people don't.

You can use something like GIMP or Paint.NET to add a watermark to your sprite though.