Converting models found on google Warehouse with the real author name

[lloyd9997 3]

can i get models in Google Warehouse and convert it to simcity building and upload it with giving credit to the original author to avoid plagiarized uploads ? 

[Cyclone Boom 16,875]

No, I'm afraid just giving credit isn't enough.

 

You'll need to gain permission from the Google model creator. Only then can the converted model be distributed here or anywhere.

[Bipin 3,402]

Actually, what Cyclone Boom said is not the case for Google Sketchup and the Google Warehouse, see this quote here: 

 

 

The license that content creators must grant under the TOS is straightforward. Both Google and end users have a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to use any content uploaded under the terms of the TOS. If you upload content, in other words, you are granting a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide non-exclusive license to both Google and those who use the Google 3D warehouse. While the content creator can make the content available under a different license, said license can't interfere with the license granted under the TOS unless the content creator removes their content from the 3D warehouse subject to the termination requirements. Even so, any use of the content by google or end users PRIOR to termination will remain protected under the license.

 

If you are an end user (which you would be in this case) you can use that content in any manner described in the ToS, including:

 

to reproduce the Content;

to create and reproduce derivative works of the Content;

to display publicly and distribute copies of the Content;

to display publicly and distribute copies of derivative works of the content.

 

There is no limitation on commercial use. The enumerated rights are those provided in Sec. 102 and 103 of the Copyright Act, and the act anticipates commercial use.

 

Because EACH content creator grants this license for any works uploaded to 3D warehouse, this applies to every piece of content uploaded by content creators. Because the license to the end user is substantially similar to Google's license in the content uploaded, the "one model" argument makes little sense-- the license applies to all Content (all information, data, text, photographs, graphics, messages or other materials posted or displayed on Google Warehouse) generated by content creators.

 

However-- bear in mind that you're relying on the integrity of the person who uploaded the content. If THEY infringed on someone's copyright in creating the work and you later use that work, you may also be brought into an infringement action. Google is protected under the DMCA safe harbor for service providers that create access to user generated content. You are not. As is always the case, it's usually smarter to come up with your own content to avoid most IP problems.

 

~Mona Ibrahim, Esq.

J.D., LL.M.

Trademark & Entertainment Attorney

 

I can see why Cyclone Boom had thought otherwise though, as the majority of custom content websites do indeed have these policies. Essentially, all by uploading to the Google Warehouse, you are entering a legal contract in which the rights to call a work your own are waived; the work enters the domain of public content. Thus, you do not require permission to reproduce and/or redistribute the work. However, it is always good practice to give credit to the original author; it doesn't hurt to do so.

[jaredh 195]

So Google did what most online places will eventually do...make you agree that you give up your rights of ownership upon upload.

 

Interesting

[Bipin 3,402]

So Google did what most online places will eventually do...make you agree that you give up your rights of ownership upon upload.

 

Interesting

 

Indeed, hence why I never upload there. I wish to retain ownership of my models.

[cmdp123789 710]

So... basically in other words... I can convert any building, and, upload it in here?

[NCGAIO 562]

Just to maintain a certain coherency .... the web certainly it's not place to publish anything about whatever if want to have absolute ownership unless you are a large company with many lawyers to enforce these rights

 

If to take literally this absolute "intellectual property" many of the models of all  SC download sites would have to be removed.

 

See in the citation of materials used as made ​​by many, a sign of respect to the original creator and that also contributes to its dissemination.

 

Take the example of Xanepam who along with some of their plugins also releases their extremely detailed  3d models  for anyone to make use of it just asking the citation of his name.

 

The birth of the entire problem of dependencies that sometimes discourage the use of good plugins is due to this fact and does not add to the original creator as no one is remunerated for creations.

 

Certainly this view is completely contrary to the general policy, but maybe it's time to review some of these concepts and the creators to act with the same intelligence

[Hamish 1,369]

All files uploaded to Simtropolis must adhere to our rules.

 

If you are using other peoples work, written permission must be obtained from the original author.