![]() Again, as long as it's obvious that someone's not trying to PROFIT, it appears that this is okay. The main evidence for things like this seems to be the amount of cross-over from different games that make their way into games such as fallout 4, minecraft, etc as modded content. * Although RISKY, if you are ripping a model from a video game and providing it as part of a free mod/CC, and you are asking for donations/doing early access, MOST video game companies do not seem to have a problem with this. Since you are NOT making money off the end product, the company should have zero beef with you doing this in theory, however, if they CATCH you ripping they may assume you don't have good intentions, so know it's a risk to your standing with them. * Ripping a model for personal use is fine. Regarding conversions from other sources such as video games, etc it's important to understand that: ![]() If they steal custom content from a sims creator, that creator can file a DMCA with Linden Labs. That's EA's problem to deal with, as they're taking EA's content. It doesn't matter that Secondlife/IMVU folks take meshes and models from the Sims 4 Game. Be a decent human and give them a heads up before you convert. Because of how s4s works, there is a risk of people ripping that mesh and reselling it, and the original modeler may not like how you are using their content or have stipulations about how you credit them. It is ethically irresponsible to use someone's 3D model as a sims 4 conversion without giving the original modeler a heads up about how you're going to use it. So check those rules and reach out to their support if you need help. Many 3D modeling sites specifically have rules about what you can and cannot do with their meshes, and have specific rules about 3D worlds such as Secondlife, the Sims, etc. This is why they take theft seriously, unlike many Sims 4 creators who are doing this as a hobby. ![]() ![]() When you steal from them, you are stealing from their ability to provide for themselves and their families. The creators who create content for those sites (3D modeling sites, IMVU, SL) often require selling those meshes to either greatly supplement or provide the entirety of their income. This not only can cause the creators of those meshes to DMCA you or potentially sue you for damages but if those companies find out you violated their policies they will not hesitate to ban you from their services. It is violating the copyright of IMVU and SecondLife if you use an illegal copybot account to rip meshes from their site and then redistribute them for the sims 4. Here's a cliff notes version that won't involve me lecturing. So I wanted to make a kinda "end-all-be-all" post containing info about the legality of conversions, ripping meshes, and those things as they pertain to different sources of content, and what implications this means for sims 4 creators. ![]()
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