Is it possible to change permissions on an "abandoned' animation?

[Kuma SpiritWeaver]

Hi! I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I play in SWRP (Star Wars Role Play) on SL and in my inventory I have a Jedi Lightsaber form called Niman (form 6) that i got ages ago from Nebula Products. It's a wonderful form set, and it's no transfer for obveous reasons. However that store has since disapeared and when you look up the creator and owner of that store on SL in there profile it basicly says that they quit SL. This leaves me in a kinda an odd spot since I want to get these animations for my students and friends who my character in teaching the form in game. So i was wondering if there was a way i could get the 'no transfer' off the animation that wouldn't destory my account and get me baned. I'm not trying to sell it or anything, i just wanna be able to impart the form that my character knows onto others. I have tried looking for another verson of the Niman form, but theres none on the marketplace. Is there anyway to get the animations i need?

[Cerise Sorbet]

Hi, the only way to take the permissions off that animation would be the one that could get you into trouble.

If you want to do the right thing that keeps your account around and in good standing and all that, find an animator, maybe in the wanted forum here, who can make a similar replacement.

[Amethyst Jetaime]

Just because someone left SL doesn't mean their IP rights cease or that their products are up for grabs.  It doesn't matter if you have no intention of making money.  They own the IP rights as long as the live and in many cases their heirs do for a period of time afterward, depending on the laws where they live.