However, that preview image isn't very helpful for determining what sort of art you're sharing. Would you be willing to replace it with a preview of the actual tile(s)?
There is a way to report potential problems for regular members: mark as spam. It shouldn't be the same as a licensing issue, but for now it is. Marking something as spam doesn't make it more likely to be caught by the spam filter or something, it just notifies me that it needs to be reviewed. The need for review could be related to spam or licensing issues.
You're correct, it isn't ideal, but in the meantime, everyone should be using the spam button as a "this needs attention" button.
That's quite a lot of art. Why is only one image available for download? It looks like you forgot to attach all the art you actually want to share. Would you be willing to attach all the art in the "File(s)" section of the submission page? The previews are just for demonstration purposes and not actually available for people to use.
I'm sorry, but that isn't really allowed.The previews must reflect what is available in the downloadable files here on OGA. I appreciate your generosity, and you're free to still link to your site, but per the submission guidelines:
"Your title and preview images must be descriptive of the content you actually uploaded. Specifically, if what you uploaded is a sample of a larger pack, the preview image must describe the art you actually uploaded to OGA, and not the additional art that you are advertising. It is fine to link to the larger pack in your description."
I agree; holding site hosts accountable for the actions of its users is concerning.
I have looked into it. I am not super familiar with EU law, and my review of the legislation is somewhat cursory, however I see a few things in the directive that tell me OGA has little to worry about:
Site hosts are only penalized if they fail/refuse to correct for an infringing item. We have always been pretty responsive about taking down potential licensing issues. Even if we miss a submission with a potential problem, we handle it quickly as soon as we're notified. Our system of admin + community curation as well as rapid redress already puts us in compliance with the Directive.
There are provisions to prevent unfairly hampering legitimate fair use and free expression. Beyond that, uploading works to platforms focused on "open source" and copyleft (aka OGA) are already exempted from the requirement to comply with copyright rules.
Small and micro platforms (under which OGA would qualify) are exempted from the Directive.
Nice, but why are the previews different from the file available for download? Would you be willing to share all 4 animations? As it is now, 3 animations are showcased, but you've indicated those three are not to be shared, only the one file not shown as a preview is to be shared.
Even if we had AI to identify licensing issues, we wouldn't report people to the authorities. Taking down infringing content and informing users is sufficient. We've never banned anyone for uploading copyrighted stuff anyway. Some people have been banned, sure, but that was for repeatedly shirking the rules after many warnings.
Not bad.
However, that preview image isn't very helpful for determining what sort of art you're sharing. Would you be willing to replace it with a preview of the actual tile(s)?Nice! Thanks. And thanks for sharing! :)
There is a way to report potential problems for regular members: mark as spam. It shouldn't be the same as a licensing issue, but for now it is. Marking something as spam doesn't make it more likely to be caught by the spam filter or something, it just notifies me that it needs to be reviewed. The need for review could be related to spam or licensing issues.
You're correct, it isn't ideal, but in the meantime, everyone should be using the spam button as a "this needs attention" button.
That's quite a lot of art. Why is only one image available for download? It looks like you forgot to attach all the art you actually want to share. Would you be willing to attach all the art in the "File(s)" section of the submission page? The previews are just for demonstration purposes and not actually available for people to use.
Motion lines:
Backgrounds:
I'm sorry, but that isn't really allowed.The previews must reflect what is available in the downloadable files here on OGA.I appreciate your generosity, and you're free to still link to your site,but per the submission guidelines:EDIT: thanks!
I agree; holding site hosts accountable for the actions of its users is concerning.
I have looked into it. I am not super familiar with EU law, and my review of the legislation is somewhat cursory, however I see a few things in the directive that tell me OGA has little to worry about:
Nice,
but why are the previews different from the file available for download? Would you be willing to share all 4 animations? As it is now, 3 animations are showcased, but you've indicated those three are not to be shared, only the one file not shown as a preview is to be shared....what?
Even if we had AI to identify licensing issues, we wouldn't report people to the authorities. Taking down infringing content and informing users is sufficient. We've never banned anyone for uploading copyrighted stuff anyway. Some people have been banned, sure, but that was for repeatedly shirking the rules after many warnings.
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