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Hello, i was wondering if i buy something, say a piece of clothing, furniture, scene or restraint, can i then use that in a 2D render for commercial purposes without royalties or limitations?

If it's specific to each product how can i tell if i'm able to use it or not? for example there is one i'm looking at right now and it only says "All rights reserved. Not intended for
redistribution." in the attached read me file.

And how could i contact the seller and reach out to them specifically? When i try to do a PM i get an error: Sorry, user "Vunter Slaush" is not a registered on this forum.

Thanks for your help and input!

Thanks for the reply!

I understand that's how things seem to work with DAZ 3D's official website, but i wasn't able to find any specifics on EULAs for this site

Okay but there's also lack of saying "You may use this in an unlimited amount of 2D personal and commercial renders including adult orientated material without any need to pay royalties or any other extra fees" and i know there's the interactive licenses on DAZ 3D's site for 3d content but i haven't seen that here (unless i am missing it)

Generally, the standard license allows you to use commercial products (and most free ones) to create 2D images (stills or animations) and then to use those however you like. DAZ has its "interactive licenses" and the other "R" site (sorry, system won't let me spell it out) has its "extended licenses" that allow those same products to be used in additional ways (usually in game engines). When in doubt, check the documentation that comes with an item. The item's creator will also usually include contact information should any questions come up.

 

The most common prohibited practices are distributing commercial items for free, claiming an item as your own creation when it really isn't, altering someone's work without permission or attribution, etc. The licenses are usually pretty clear on what you can and can't do.

Edited by user Monday, September 6, 2021 8:27:35 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

 

The readme isn't the license and every Vendor selling here or at R or at Daz have agreed to release the items under the specific license terms the store uses in their standard license.

Now like I said some vendors have started putting various warnings and reminders in their readme's as an additional layer to remind the users they are not permitted to redistribute the files purchased at the stores due to finding their items uploaded to pirate sites, that literally give away the vendors products. 

 

And yes there are extended licenses here but are going to be paying a premium for the additional license allowing further usage such as use in and redistribution through 3d game engines, as an example Androgyny For Futalicious using regular license is 14.90 the extended license version is 44.70

 

The usage license is included with every purchase and as has been stated it is a pretty standard license and is very similar to the ones at Daz Studio and R. 

here is the key verbiage 
"Author retains all copyrights to the enclosed materials, Buyer is not purchasing the contents, only the right to use the contents. Buyer may not redistribute this archive file, in whole or in part. Buyer may not store it any place on a network or on the Internet where it may potentially be referenced by a third party. Author retains the right to resell this work at any price to anyone else, or stop selling it at any time. Buyer acquires the copyright to any derivative works created using this work, provided that none of the original materials can be extracted from the derivative work by any means."

and

"Buyer may use the materials in any personal projects or commercial projects, as long as the Author's work is protected from extraction and none of the items above have been violated."

So as I said you are being granted permission to use the content in any manner you want, even to make commercial renders, as long as the mesh can't be extracted and redistributed or you aren't redistributing the files themselves. 

 

 

The full license will be included in any zip from the store 

it will be named EndUserLicense.txt

Rather generic name, but as the license covers purchases from both CGBytes and Renderotica is probably why it is such a generic filename.

Jumping in late here sorry about that,  a lot of great info has been posted already but some of it is a bit mixed up

First and foremost, generally speaking almost all commercial products you buy will allow you a commercial license for images and or videos (clips, animated gifs, or full fledged scenes) IF you wanted to use them to create content for a video game you'll normally need to buy an extra license for that (generally called an extended license)

All products we carry are supposed to clearly state the rights you have when buying a product and that is listed in the product readme file (which CAN be seen without buying the product,  simply look to the bottom area on ANY product page where you'll find "DOWNLOADS"  then simply click on whatever filename is shown in that section as every product has diff names.

The file inside of a purchased product named: EndUserLicense.txt  is our store license and only covers the rights of buying a product from us, that you are not allowed to spread the files you bought, the creator obtains all rights of the product, and how refunds are handled. Actual rules and regulations for product usage is handled by each content artist.

When it comes to paid for products, the biggest difference in rules tend to depend on if the product is a Merchant Resource or not,  normally a Merchant Resource product will allow you to use some or all of their product files to create your own commercial product with.

Where as a free product might have stricter rules that do not allow you to have any sort of commercial rights, and that normally depends on what the free product creator used to create the product and the usage rights they are bound by,

Another thing to keep in mind though,  if you're buying products from a store that is not Renderotica or CGbytes, there may be other rules or regulations you'll need to look out for,  however when it comes to a product that is made in the likeness of something official like say a Stormtrooper from Star Wars or something that is OR is very close to a Marvel or DC character for example,  even if the readme files say you can use it commercially you MAY encounter issues from the owners of the IP holders.  (we curb this by not allowing anything in our stores that could violate someone's IP.

Hope that helps!

Teronsuke
Community Manager / Social Media Manager
Renderotica / CGbytes