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#1 2010-07-28 12:25:15

DensetsuNoKaboom
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Registered: 2010-06-24
Posts: 4

A question about sprite theft

I found a Scratch game that has been stealing sprites from a now-closed archive.
What I do wif it?

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#2 2010-07-28 12:35:57

coolstuff
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Registered: 2008-03-06
Posts: 1000+

Re: A question about sprite theft

What exactly was the now closed archive? Was it another Scratch project?

Most often, sprite theft is tolerated - under the liscence of Scratch, everything made with Scratch can be used freely.

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#3 2010-07-28 12:39:27

DensetsuNoKaboom
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Registered: 2010-06-24
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Re: A question about sprite theft

(Add edit button plz)

I forgot to say a few things:
The sprites would be fine and dandy if the game maker gave credit to the spriters, but he hasn't.

The game maker has been notified twice about the theft, and has not responded.

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#4 2010-07-28 12:43:21

colorfusion
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Registered: 2009-10-03
Posts: 500+

Re: A question about sprite theft

Where are they stolen off?

Scratch project - Fine as long as he doesn't claim that he made them.
Free images from internet - Fine, you don't need to give credit for google images
Copyright images - Not unless he got permission

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#5 2010-07-28 12:47:47

ScratchReallyROCKS
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Registered: 2009-04-22
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Re: A question about sprite theft

DensetsuNoKaboom wrote:

(Add edit button plz)

There is one:

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3062/editbutton.png

Oh, also, you are right, they should give credit. It clearly says so in the TOU:

Scratch Terms of Use wrote:

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.

Last edited by ScratchReallyROCKS (2010-07-28 12:48:08)


http://imageshack.us/a/img694/3806/sigmad.png

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#6 2010-07-28 12:49:37

DensetsuNoKaboom
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Registered: 2010-06-24
Posts: 4

Re: A question about sprite theft

I believe they may be copyrighted, but they may not. All I know for sure is that the archive they were stolen from was closed down due to  sprite theft.

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#7 2010-07-28 13:07:49

coolstuff
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Registered: 2008-03-06
Posts: 1000+

Re: A question about sprite theft

ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:

DensetsuNoKaboom wrote:

(Add edit button plz)

There is one:

Oh, also, you are right, they should give credit. It clearly says so in the TOU:

Scratch Terms of Use wrote:

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.

Actually, New Scratchers can't edit their posts  wink

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#8 2010-07-30 16:17:25

Pokemonfan226
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Registered: 2010-07-10
Posts: 13

Re: A question about sprite theft

;o what!!!???


http://sdb.drshnaps.com/objects/7/971/Sprite/DoraemonGBA.png

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