Copyright Issues & Preferences

[LancasterPrincess]

Recently a few members have started new trends in the Personal dollmakers section. Skin tones, handrawn dresses for Shuni's, seperated pieces and much much more. The problem is that we expect credit, especially when we have signs posted in every catagory saying to do so. Problem is a lot of people don't give a rats a$s about the hours and hours of editing we provide for them. A very quick and easy way to fix this is to give Personal dollmaker owners an option. I think that there should be an option to set Personal Dollmakers to private, friends only or public. Everything else can be set to private/friends, why not this? Especially since this is a Copyright issue.

What do you think?

[delly1]

I agree. Well when I was premi anyways... Last day was today so I am now standard,but I totally agree with that being an exceptional idea.

[Aussiemum777]

I AGREE totally,
I have been a member for 7 years,
The personal makers are part of our premium memberships and thats just it! they are our "PERSONAL MAKERS" so we really should have the right to say who gets to use them, and have some sort of locking system, there is so much disrespect for the people who spend hours finding & editing the props that are in them, some of us actually pay for some of the clip art & graphics we use!
My maker is on the 1st page & has been there for some time....I am getting to the stage where I dont want anyone using it anymore, and I dont just speak for myself, I speak for many other members who want something done also.
But who is going to listen to me????
Please somebody do something about this,
Thanks

[Silent_Wolf]

Isn't there an option to make it so you are the only person who can use or see it?

[LancasterPrincess]

Nope, that's why we have issues, lol. Plus even if there was that option I'd like for my friends to be able to use it. I'm more for the "friends only" option while others would rather keep things to themselves, which is fine I mean its all personal preference really.

But that would be a start, why are you premi, do you know if there is one?

[Aussiemum777]

I am also for the friends only option, I would like to be able to choose who gets to look at and use my maker!

[Silver_Wolf_Kitty]

Maybe what needs to be done is an "Approved Members" view. Members could ask to view it through a button or something(just like the friends system on here), then you can approve or deny. That way you have complete control over who sees it, so if you don't want certain friends to or want it for one other person, you can. That should get around copyright issues.

Until this is resolved, I am going to give you all a big piece of advice that all handdrawn dollers use. Create a symbol and put it in the space around props(in a way that doesn't interfere). It marks it as yours in a way that is very common among dollers. I myself mark my work with a specially shaded pawprint and have never seen a copy. Its typical to use initials or symbols associated with you. Also, you can report anyone who steals your handdrawn props. Its harder to do with the typical palace props, but handdrawn ones can be asked to be removed. The helpdesk actually has a case then in comparison to the typical whining.

Be sure to pass on that information to others making these props. If things go really bad, you may need to remove them until something is done to keep your props safe from this. Its something that happens to all dollers, but I can understand being upset about this outright theft.