Dresden Ceriano

Thea Clarity wrote: Thank you for your feedback. It takes three days and I have given cache. I am in a quiet location in SL. There has never been any problem. Is another possible problem that might be? Have you tried clearing your cache manually? If not, this page has an explanation of how to do it, as well as some more things you can try to fix your issue... link. It's written for Firestorm, but applies to any viewer. ...Dres

Perrie Juran wrote: wdwalker wrote: So in other words Linden Labs sent me a , for all the reaction of the update, in essence a virus? Got to love their improvements. Huh????????????????? I'm glad you didn't say "Wut?", as apparently, that's entirely unacceptable on this forum. ...Dres (oops)

PaulNavi wrote: Is this really true? Yes. See for yourself... link. ...Dres

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Vulpinus wrote: You know, it looks like someone has gone through all my adverts and recategorised them, and not according to the guidelines on that link. For instance, I have a simple battle hammer, no gory pictures or anything, just the hammer, which according to this: General Content Is For All Residents. Mildly violent content, including:Virtual weapons, depicted realistically or non-realistically. comes under the General category. As do some other things that are not even weapons (like my copper saucepan set!). They have been recategorised as Adult. Both the hammer and the pots are showing up for me as being under "General maturity level." ...Dres

The demo came with three different (and I mean very different) shapes, so it's possible he is wearing one of the other ones that came with it... in which case, he could try another one and decide which one he likes more. The one which I was wearing was named Warrior, if I remember correctly. It's not difficult to figure out that you can try different options that come with a product, which leads me to believe that the OP isn't the least bit interested in helping himself and simply wants to have something else about which to complain. I believe we've done about as much as is possible to help him, at this point, and any further effort expended by anyone trying to continue doing so would be entirely wasted. ...Dres

jwjaii wrote: I tried using the demo, but could not be successful. So I decided to trust after reading the comments on the seller's page. All comments that are there are very positive. But now I know why all the reviews are positive And the answer is simple: all the negative comments are deleted and ignored My comment was deleted Not only was your comment on her profile feed deleted, but so was your negative review in marketplace (along with two other people's positive ones). How she did that, I can only speculate... but, whatever the case, it ain't pretty. Did I mention I was disappointed? ...Dres

jwjaii wrote: Why I HATE this avatar... ??? Because he's too ugly, scary and bad guy... He looks like a psychopath In the demo it is also clearly a bad boy. But it's not scary... He looks like a bad boy, but otherwise looks sweet and sad... and I identified with it a bit Let me try to explain this to you one more time... I only real difference, besides the Photoshopping and ALM, is the eyebrow shaper that you're wearing. I'm including an image in order to illustrate the difference. Do you see the difference? Please try it on again with the straight eyebrow shaper... you might actually like it. ...Dres *did not Photoshop this image, except to crop and combine the images, then add text to them*

jwjaii wrote: I do not believe it is possible to achieve the same result with special effects. Unless it is possible to use Photoshop... This can only have a name: Misleading Advertising I think it is possible to sell good products without resorting to dishonest tricks to deceive customers I contacted Pi and nicely asked her if she uses Photoshop on her marketing photos. I did so by sending her a notecard, which is her preferred method and I got a reply within 24 hours of sending it. So you see, if you're polite and contact her in the manner she wishes, she will answer you. Unfortunately, I wasn't very pleased with her answer. She told me that she does minimally Photoshop her marketing images, but doesn't believe that doing so misrepresents her products. I'm not in agreement with her on this, because, as you wrote, it's very possible to sell good products without resorting to that. And that avatar is definitely a good product. So yeah, I admit it... I was wrong and am now rather disappointed in the practices of a creator for whom I had great respect. ...Dres

Lahnius Zaks wrote: I have posted some rather ugly things in the past about group chat ... but tonight, this has changed ... I am seriously blown away by group chat NOT crashing! Thank you Linden Labs for not letting down the social network that beats them all ... SECOND LIFE! Group chat has been great, no crashes, no serious lag ... this is soooooooo nice! There is not one BAD damn thing i could possibly say about Second Life right now ... everything seems to be going very smooth! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! However... tomorrow... *evil laugh* ...Dres

Minii is correct... usually a relog fixes that particular issue. ...Dres

You can only hollow out a prim so much... if you want thinner walls, you'll have to use individual prims for each wall. If you want windows and doors, you'll have to use more than one prim for each wall. The nice part is that, once you set your walls up, you can link them together, then reduce their land impact by half by simply switching them to convex hull. ...Dres

Just wing it, sweety... what the hell do you think I'm doing?... lol. ...Dres

Perrie Juran wrote: Personally I'd see no trouble with your book cover. In fact I think it's awesome. Thanks, Perrie... I was rather proud of it myself. It's very rare that I come up with ideas which I believe are worthy of sharing with anyone besides my sister, Grimmie, who posed for that photo... at my request. Perrie Juran wrote: I do actually have some professional background on this subject and it certainly can get very interesting at times. I know you have and I admire your knowledge of the subject. But I must point out that, the actual articles, to which links you've provided point, are rather dated. Having read the more recent comments on those articles (plus, following subsiquent links), it seems as though YouTube has changed their method of dealing with Content ID disputes. Regardless, where your provided links have led me, have opened my eyes to a greater understanding of the issues involved and the troubles which can arise from those issues... which I find extremely interesting. Thank you ...Dres

Point taken. It seems only a court ruling would actually be decisive on the matter... which is a totally different issue than is a video site's TOS restrictions. I can assure you that I do take IP infringement very seriously... my only objective here was to point out that fair use is a legitimate defense and that the issue wasn't quite as black and white as Drake was trying to suggest. Nevertheless, I do appreciate his hard stance on the subject, because, in all honestly, that is usually my default position and, at least for myself, I'd be very leery of doing anything which might call something such as this into question. Take, for example, the image which I created for Strawberry Singh's Book Cover Meme... I was very conflicted as to whether or not I was actually going to submit it and post it online for all to see, simply because it was based on a copywritten work... and I didn't use anyone else's imagery but my own. Never would I've ever used any image, in whole or part, taken directly from the cover of any addition of Margaret Mitchell's novel. As such, I would never produce a video using copywritten music, I'm just unsure that Bunky's doing so wouldn't be legally covered by fair use. ...Dres

Thanks for the detailed explanation, Perrie. Perrie Juran wrote: Fair Use does not apply in your situation. All four points you posted have to be taken together. You can not leave any of them out when determining Fair Use. There are not quite the amount of shades of grey that you may think in those points. Actually when you dig a bit deeper you will find that the Courts have been fairly specific about how they apply. Fair use applies to use for educational purposes, for commentary and discussion. Your Videos are none of those. Like I said, I'm no lawyer, so I could be entirely mistaken... but I honestly believe that a good argument could be made that Bunky's uses of such content in his videos fall into the category of parody, which is definitely a type of commentary and is usually considered to be fair use, as long as all the other criteria are met. ...Dres

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Dresden Ceriano wrote: Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Bunky Snowbear wrote: Ok, it's contentious and I respect people's different opinions, but has anyone had any experience trying to claim fair use for a machinima video they uploaded on Vimeo or YouTube? I've noticed that I'm not the only one using well known songs in my SL videos. Vimeo have recently become quite strict with their Content ID policy, which is disappointing for me because I make fan films, tributes that celebrate classic films. Vimeo have let me post such films in recent time but it looks like I won't be able to post the one I've spent the last year making Has anyone sought permission to use copyrighted music? Has anyone appealed a video block under Fair Use? Cheers. How is it Fair Use to use copyright protected music that you do not own nor have you created in a video? You are using someone elses work without permission.. What would be your appeal under Fair Use? ETA: Just found this little tidbit... "Section 107 of the Copyright Law allows for the "fair use" of a copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research." So, what would a Machinima fall under? How about none of those... I believe you've oversimplified things a bit too much... there's good reason why Fair Use was established as a legal precedent. Have you even seen any of Bunky's videos? I'm no lawyer, but it only takes a bit of common sense to realize that, if any movie studio were actually stupid enough to sue him for copywrite infringement, he'd stand a very good chance of establishing quite an adequate Fair Use defense. The problem is, neither You Tube nor Vimeo are required to consider Fair Use when deciding what they will allow to be placed on their servers and, as such, both have written their respective TOS's without any consideration or even mention of it whatsoever. This sort of thing is exactly what makes such video sites much more restrictive than that which constitutes actual copywrite law. @Bunky: Because of what I just wrote, my suggestion to you is to either find a less restrictive site or host it yourself. ...Dres No, i haven't watched any till you mentined it. However, as fun as they are, they still use copyrighted music without permission. If Fox, Paramount, Sony, Marvel and all the rest have to pay thousands for the music to be in their films, why should anyone posting on Vimeo or YouTube be exempt? The law is the law.. Would you be happy if someone used your music in a movie without permission? I wouldn't be. You're right, the law is the law. And, luckily, the law is considerably more lenient than you, Vimeo or You Tube, when it comes to Fair Use. ...Dres

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Bunky Snowbear wrote: Ok, it's contentious and I respect people's different opinions, but has anyone had any experience trying to claim fair use for a machinima video they uploaded on Vimeo or YouTube? I've noticed that I'm not the only one using well known songs in my SL videos. Vimeo have recently become quite strict with their Content ID policy, which is disappointing for me because I make fan films, tributes that celebrate classic films. Vimeo have let me post such films in recent time but it looks like I won't be able to post the one I've spent the last year making Has anyone sought permission to use copyrighted music? Has anyone appealed a video block under Fair Use? Cheers. How is it Fair Use to use copyright protected music that you do not own nor have you created in a video? You are using someone elses work without permission.. What would be your appeal under Fair Use? ETA: Just found this little tidbit... "Section 107 of the Copyright Law allows for the "fair use" of a copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research." So, what would a Machinima fall under? How about none of those... I believe you've oversimplified things a bit too much... there's good reason why Fair Use was established as a legal precedent. Have you even seen any of Bunky's videos? I'm no lawyer, but it only takes a bit of common sense to realize that, if any movie studio were actually stupid enough to sue him for copywrite infringement, he'd stand a very good chance of establishing quite an adequate Fair Use defense. The problem is, neither You Tube nor Vimeo are required to consider Fair Use when deciding what they will allow to be placed on their servers and, as such, both have written their respective TOS's without any consideration or even mention of it whatsoever. This sort of thing is exactly what makes such video sites much more restrictive than that which constitutes actual copywrite law. @Bunky: Because of what I just wrote, my suggestion to you is to either find a less restrictive site or host it yourself. ...Dres

According to this page (link), it's under Me/Movement. ...Dres

Marybeth Cooperstone wrote: Phil Deakins wrote: "I'm only interested in pictures to confirm that Marybeth actually wears in RL what she says she wears " 'The others semm to have misunderstood but you didn't, and it is greatly appreciated I can rest assured now that it really does happen lol" I can assure you that most women, and probably most involved in SL (the RL women in front of the computers), are wearing bras and panties much like what I modeled (and am wearing now). Try asking them. Marybeth I'm sure there's a number of men who are as well. ...Dres

Bobbie Faulds wrote: Whenever you see a shape or skin that appears with all the lights and shadows, definitely get the demo first. Chances are it's been enhanced with Photoshop and doesn't show the reality look. I'll never understand why some people will just presume this to be the case, simply because a creator has used ALM and Shadows to take their marketing photo. While there certainly are some unscrupulous merchants who do indeed go that route in an attempt to hide the imperfection of their creations, I seriously doubt that someone who makes as good a quality of product as does the Aeros creator, would ever feel the need to resort to such a deceptive tactic. As such, I'd say, with a great about of certainty, that the chances of that particular image having been enhanced with Photoshop are very slim. But then, it's possible you may have never seen an Aeros avatar inworld, with all the bells and whistles... they're really very nice. ...Dres

Abigail Longmeadow wrote: The built-in Microsoft Windows firewall is not usually a problem, it asks and you authorize Second Life. Firewall problems are more likely to come from hardware modems or routers. See: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Using-Second-Life-with-a-firewall/ta-p/1304539 Be aware that music requires additional port ranges open beyond what that web page describes. The ports you need to keep open depends not on Second Life, but on the DJ who is streaming the music from a web address outside Second Life. While on the land with music, the music URL found in the 'World'->'About Parcel'->'Sound' tab. For example: http://gold.slserver.com:8030 indicates port 8030 must be open. I believe you're a bit confused as to what the number at the end of that address actually means. You are correct that it indicates a port, but it's the port which the streaming server uses to send the music stream to the net and has nothing to do with any port on your computer. @Winter: If you're still having issues, try working through the suggestions on this page... link. ...Dres

Because... free will. ...Dres

Griffin Ceawlin wrote: Some people think there's an "A List". They usually have their lips firmly pressed against the buttocks of the "A Listers". This comment smells to latex. ...Dres

I thought that this person's name seemed familiar, so I took a look at their post history and realized that this isn't their first go around with a problem very similar to this (link). Seems as though they'd rather blame content creators for their own inability to learn how to use SL, then actually work through figuring out how to learn to do things here. Surely there's an issue with the language barrier, but such issues can be worked through... I'm just not sure the OP is really even interested in doing so. As such, I'm pretty sure that, even if we all spoke Portuguese perfectly, we'd make little headway trying to help someone who seems perhaps incapable, but more likely, unwilling to help themselves. ...Dres