@Starwing You are so sweet thank you so much for thinking of me, I really appreciate that. I think any normal person with integrity would have that opinion, even if they donāt have involvement in the game. My husband had the same reaction, with some extra commentary that I wonāt disclose here -lol. But yes, it should not be possible and it must be stopped. Others have also experienced this and no one should have to go through that.
This is our creative outlet and any creation takes time and effort and seeing that we share it to Canvas for free for others to experience and enjoy - I do, however expect for Canvas to be a safe, fair and respected platform for everyone.
If a creator asks for their creations not to be edited or re-uploaded, then it shouldnāt be possible. In fact, we should be able to choose that as an option.
@LixyQuinn170 You are so right - itās exhausting and demotivating. So even after reporting the unauthorized re-uploading of one of my creations - it still up on Canvas ā¦ but reading the Canvas content agreement/Canvas Guideline - it clearly states: āWhatās Not Allowed: Using someone elseās work without credit or authorization (including re-uploading)ā and even says āObtain necessary permissions before using someone elseās contentā
I was not asked if it could be shared and I did not give authorization (in my description)
You obviously were not asked either and like I mentioned before, I donāt want to see my creations reuploaded by someone else at all (even edited).
I do not want to just be listed as a contributor to my own build - I mean seriously?! That is rather messed up.
- - - InZOI developers need to please have a look at this again - our creations should not be re-uploaded.
Exactly! Itās frustrating because those guidelines are there for a reason, but they arenāt being enforced.
Thank you for sharing those specific points from the Copyright and Intellectual Property section. Itās clear that even if we are creating within a game, our original designs deserve respect and the protection the guidelines promise.
Hopefully, seeing us quote their own rules will push the developers to act!
I know itās different for creators but as a builder, I feel that their current approach of " as long as your name shows as the author" in unacceptable. Thatās only one part of the problem. They need to address the unauthorized re-uploads and plagiarism as well. Hopefully, like you said, they will make this a priority.
In addition to strong copy-protection for any content a user wants to prevent re-uploading, there needs to be a good way to report infringement because it will happen even after strong protection is put in place, but the company must take more steps to protect the user generated content on Canvas which is a major selling point for the game itself.
On the Canvas Content Agreement, it states:
Copyright Notice
If you think any User Content published in Canvas or any materials or content from Company infringe your copyright-protected work under the copyright law, you may provide an infringement notice to Companyās designated agent as set forth below. Also, to ensure your notice is effective, you must include the following information:
a) Sufficient details to enable us to identify the work claimed to be infringed;
b) Your contact information, including your address and email address;
c) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
d) A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right in the work that is allegedly infringed; and
e) Your physical or electronic signature;
The contact information of Companyās designated agent is as follows:
KRAFTON, Inc.
Attn: Legal Affair Department Agent
28~35F, 231, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
As far as source files, your local copy of the content would suffice for that proof requirement, along with the url of your upload that is also required in the report.
But it is almost impossible for any player to police their own content to report the Canvas Content Agreement violations.
Strong protections need to be developed ASAP to automatically prevent unwanted re-uploading of content a user wants protected. That system should be as strong as reasonably possible. If someone manages to take more extreme steps to copy protected content, it would end up on us or our supporters to spot and report it.
I decided Iād like to make a video about this since Iām a bit too much under-the-weather to record a Letās Play for a little while. This kind of discussion topic video might not suffer from me being a bit stuffy-sounding at points (hopefully not many!).
I have less than 250 subscribers, but I am a member of the Krafton Creator Network, which means they might check my channel from time-to-time for members terms policy violations. And itās extra pressure, even if it only tickles like an unwanted breeze.
I need more subscribers to become a Partner, so anyone whoād like to see me get my voice heard a bit better (and make preview videos & live streams) can click my Linktree link on my profile and locate my gaming channel link.
Anyhowā¦
In my regular videos, I donāt showcase properties because thereās too much to show to fit the general format of the regular showcases.
@VIBES I want to show your stolen masterpiece as I talk about the subject. Can you please send me the link for it to make it easiest for me to get started?
@LixyQuinn170 can you send me a link to your favourite content that got re-uploaded? Especially if it also got more interactions than your original upload.
If you donāt want me to show your content or mention you in my video, I wonāt do that. I can discuss everything as a āthis is the situationā kind of thing, too. So donāt feel like you have to just because I asked for consent, unlike other people!
Thank you for sharing those specific points from the Copyright and Intellectual Property section. Itās clear that even if we are creating within a game, our original designs deserve respect and the protection the guidelines promise.
