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Re: Proposed changes to MOTM Submission guidelines
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Mon, 5 Jan 2004 18:43:33 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Miguel Agullo wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Dan Boger wrote:
> > > > > If someone chooses not to participate in the contest because they
> > > > > can't/won't release the DAT, what's the loss for LDraw?
> > > >
> > > > The loss is the chance for us to see the creative effort of another and possibly
> > > > be inspired by it. The fact that this has become the central issue of my
> > > > proposed changes flabbergasts me. It takes absolutly no effort on our part to
> > > > honor an author's desire to keep the source private.
> > >
> > > Agreed.
> > >
> > > -Tim
> >
> > Let's please make this explicitly clear: It is then all right to use the contest
> > as a means to advertise a commercial model or a commercial product based on the
> > model? This is a glaring pitfall if sources are not requested. I thought it
> > would be inelegant and immoral to submit the models I authored for, say, the
> > Dark Side Creatures book published by Syngress (which the contest audience would
> > have to buy if they wanted to get the step-by-step instructions). Please correct
> > me if that is not the case, because I still think it is.
> >
> > Cheers
>
> If the model has commercial ties before or during the contest then I might (note
> the word might) have a problem with the submission. In my opinion, the
> reasoning behind an author's decision to keep the source private is irrelevent
> and not the business of anyone but the author, but if the reason is to reserve
> to the right to offer the model as part of some future commercial venture, then
> I would have no problem.
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> -Orion
I was, and still am intending to do exactly this, enter Motm and sell
instructions for the MOC. I hope to win MOTM and use the forum to generate
publicity. I don't see any problem with this. My MOC is quite large and
complicated and I've spent a while digitising it. If I want to benfit
financially from my Lego skills, then it's upto me surely, no one has to buy
anyone's instruction's if they don't want too.
I've had requests for plans for my creations in the past. And this way I can
forfill those requests.
Steve
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