Sprite Question

DragonicFlames · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

Are we allowed to report sprites even though the person says that they used a base for it? : O
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Stratadrake · Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject:

Sprites taken from videogames are a form of screenshot, and thus are copyrighted material and may not be built upon, colored or edited over, or used as a base.

(Not sure if that's the answer you were hoping for, though)
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

I hate the idea of allowing bases to be used in pixel art. It's like building on top of something someone else made, and I bet that since they're apparently allowed is why a lot of people think MSPainting over an existing image is okay because it's the same principle.

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DragonicFlames · Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:21 am Post subject:

No I mean that they were "ripped" from someone else. They acknologed that they were using a base (this isn't pixel art people, it's sprites) from someone elses.

I kind of think that's like painting over something and calling it your own, but should I report them? ( I have an extreme amount of people who do this... )
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DragonicFlames · Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

But they aren't offical, i don't think. Just made by someone else
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

[quote="DragonicFlames (DF)"] this isn't pixel art people, it's sprites [/quote]
Sprites [i]are[/i] pixel art. o_o

If it's a base off another person's sprite, I think it's okay as long as they have express, written permission from the original artist to use it. If not, then, even if they have a disclaimer, it's still art theft and should be removed.
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DragonicFlames · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject:

[quote="Fayore (高位召"] [quote="DragonicFlames (DF)"] this isn't pixel art people, it's sprites [/quote]
Sprites [i]are[/i] pixel art. o_o

If it's a base off another person's sprite, I think it's okay as long as they have express, written permission from the original artist to use it. If not, then, even if they have a disclaimer, it's still art theft and should be removed. [/quote]
Pixel art is like Amy's work. Mspainting over a base is not Pixel art to me. Ok.
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Stratadrake · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

Videogame sprites (especially the 8-bit sprites) qualify as Pixel Art by the definition that they were created by pixel editing. The difference is that they were created by a team of game developers and artists, and have legally recognized copyrights covering them.
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DragonicFlames · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject:

ANYWAY, If it's IMO, than it's not pixel art. I don't care about anyone elses. I just want to know if I can report them, if they've listed someone else's name for using the bases for. GOSH... so off topic. xD
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