Comments on: Open Material Repository http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Eon http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-104704 Eon Sat, 19 May 2007 15:07:15 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-104704 I would personally recommend to let Uploaders choose between open licenses like http://blender-archi.tuxfamily.org/Special:Upload GPL and CC are cool because, if somebody abuse the licence terms, there is support from GNU, CC or others associations and lawyers to help you. These guys will help you because it's important fo them the GPL and CC license are truly honored in law. GPL is also cool because you can then include few materials in a future Blender official package. More over, many content is nowadays in multiple licenses like the materials on my website: http://blender-archi.tuxfamily.org/Materials . I can't upload them under a public domain license on your website. I would personally recommend to let Uploaders choose between open licenses like http://blender-archi.tuxfamily.org/Special:Upload
GPL and CC are cool because, if somebody abuse the licence terms, there is support from GNU, CC or others associations and lawyers to help you. These guys will help you because it's important fo them the GPL and CC license are truly honored in law.

GPL is also cool because you can then include few materials in a future Blender official package.

More over, many content is nowadays in multiple licenses like the materials on my website: http://blender-archi.tuxfamily.org/Materials . I can't upload them under a public domain license on your website.

]]> By: frigi http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-104066 frigi Thu, 17 May 2007 12:47:59 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-104066 @DGEC: There've been trials because material distributed as pd was used for commercial purposes. I agree that this actually is not quite understandable but that's just what happened. I guess the current license agreement on the repository is not the final one and pd with some annotations might cause less confusion. @DGEC: There've been trials because material distributed as pd was used for commercial purposes. I agree that this actually is not quite understandable but that's just what happened.
I guess the current license agreement on the repository is not the final one and pd with some annotations might cause less confusion.

]]> By: DGEC http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103860 DGEC Wed, 16 May 2007 21:03:00 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103860 Oops. my faulty reading - goal is 100 *users* and 200 materials. Er... where'd that comment go on the site? Agreed that Public Domain would be the easiest way for users, with Attribution as a polite option. By the way - the copyright status should be visible to *USERS* as well, not just contributors. The question is whether contributors are going to be okay with commercial distribution of the resulting collection. Full-out PD means that anyone could download the entire library, upload it elsewhere, even charge for it, or burn it to CD and charge for it -- and that is okay for PD. Unlike the scammers who sell Blender as their own, removing the Blender GPL notices, it would be perfectly legal to do anything with it. Frigi - what problems are there with PD & commercial usage? According to wikipeida, there's different kinds of "open content" including CC. PD particularly means commercial use IS allowed, does it not? Althought that could vary between countries. I'm having problems logging in. I registered, and then tried to log in but nothing changes, it sitll says to log in. IE7 problem? I'd like to check the contributor upload text you have already, but can't. Sigh. I'd suggest adding license information under Other, with Disclaimer etc. Oops. my faulty reading - goal is 100 *users* and 200 materials. Er… where'd that comment go on the site?

Agreed that Public Domain would be the easiest way for users, with Attribution as a polite option. By the way - the copyright status should be visible to *USERS* as well, not just contributors.

The question is whether contributors are going to be okay with commercial distribution of the resulting collection. Full-out PD means that anyone could download the entire library, upload it elsewhere, even charge for it, or burn it to CD and charge for it — and that is okay for PD. Unlike the scammers who sell Blender as their own, removing the Blender GPL notices, it would be perfectly legal to do anything with it.

Frigi - what problems are there with PD & commercial usage? According to wikipeida, there's different kinds of "open content" including CC. PD particularly means commercial use IS allowed, does it not? Althought that could vary between countries.

I'm having problems logging in. I registered, and then tried to log in but nothing changes, it sitll says to log in. IE7 problem? I'd like to check the contributor upload text you have already, but can't. Sigh.

I'd suggest adding license information under Other, with Disclaimer etc.

]]> By: SaphireS http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103857 SaphireS Wed, 16 May 2007 20:57:06 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103857 If we reach 200 materials and 100 Users, we'll get a server with space for thousands of more materials! Keep going! If we reach 200 materials and 100 Users, we'll get a server with space for thousands of more materials!
Keep going!

]]> By: LsBlend http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103844 LsBlend Wed, 16 May 2007 19:25:59 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103844 Lol The goal is 200 Evryone hear? 200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol
The goal is 200
Evryone hear?
200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Höhrer http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103837 Höhrer Wed, 16 May 2007 18:46:43 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103837 Please don't stop just because we reached _a_ goal ... I think we should aim for something a lot higher now :) Werner Please don't stop just because we reached _a_ goal … I think we should aim for something a lot higher now :)

Werner

]]> By: David Revoy http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103618 David Revoy Tue, 15 May 2007 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103618 Hey hey, I uploaded the number 100 :-) hi hi hi Hey hey, I uploaded the number 100 :-) hi hi hi

]]> By: frigi http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103607 frigi Tue, 15 May 2007 21:34:54 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103607 There happend to be a few problems regarding the commercial use of material licensed under public domain in the past (which actually ist pretty ridiculous) that made me choose the term "open content". There happend to be a few problems regarding the commercial use of material licensed under public domain in the past (which actually ist pretty ridiculous) that made me choose the term "open content".

]]> By: David Revoy http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103577 David Revoy Tue, 15 May 2007 19:03:04 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103577 I really like this new site ! very well designed . Beautifull cause of very practical. I uploaded 3 of my favorite material setting in the public domain here : http://repository.parastudios.de/index.php?p=8&u=182 Thanks to all the other contributor ! :-) I really like this new site ! very well designed . Beautifull cause of very practical.
I uploaded 3 of my favorite material setting in the public domain here :
http://repository.parastudios.de/index.php?p=8&u=182

Thanks to all the other contributor ! :-)

]]> By: Erik Möller http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103552 Erik Möller Tue, 15 May 2007 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2007/05/15/open-material-repository/#comment-103552 I strongly recommend a public domain dedication for these materials, as any license will encumber the use. All CC licenses require attribution, which is simply not practical as a _legal_ requirement when you use many different sources to compose your work (it can still be socially encouraged). This would also be in line with other "Open Libraries", i.e. the Open Clipart Library and the Open Font Library, both of which use the public domain (sites are down at the moment). The text for the upload form would be something like this: "By uploading materials to the repository, you agree to make them available as public domain resources that can be used by anyone for any purpose without permission or attribution. To the greatest extent possible under applicable law, you agree to confer all rights regarding these materials to the general public." Simple and explicit. In addition, I suggest using one of the little icons from freedomdefined.org to identify it as free content, e.g.: http://freedomdefined.org/upload/9/95/PUB_yellow.png I strongly recommend a public domain dedication for these materials, as any license will encumber the use. All CC licenses require attribution, which is simply not practical as a _legal_ requirement when you use many different sources to compose your work (it can still be socially encouraged). This would also be in line with other "Open Libraries", i.e. the Open Clipart Library and the Open Font Library, both of which use the public domain (sites are down at the moment).

The text for the upload form would be something like this:

"By uploading materials to the repository, you agree to make them available as public domain resources that can be used by anyone for any purpose without permission or attribution. To the greatest extent possible under applicable law, you agree to confer all rights regarding these materials to the general public."

Simple and explicit. In addition, I suggest using one of the little icons from freedomdefined.org to identify it as free content, e.g.:

http://freedomdefined.org/upload/9/95/PUB_yellow.png

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