Paul Hexem Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I keep seeing this on the marketplace, and it strikes me as... Well, insane.They steal a mesh object from a video game, such as a gun or avatar or what have you, and upload it and sell it on the marketplace. I've been seeing a lot of Dragon Age and Skyrim weapon and clothing models uploaded, for example.Then in the listing, these sellers threaten to file a DMCA claim if you don't follow their TOU.Let's assume the buyer doesn't know it's from these games- lots of SL residents aren't gamers. And they violate the seller's TOU. Would that even work, filing a DMCA takedown on a model you stole and uploaded illegally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Sorbet Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah, it would probably work. DMCA is often effective even for bogus claims because the cost of following up can quickly get expensive. Even the initial counternotice requires one to divulge a lot of personal information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Their license is not enforcable since they don't own the IP rights. If he filed a DMCA the person filed against could just counter file tand tell them to take them to court. Since they can't prove they own the IP rights to it I doubt they would have the guts to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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