"IP Restricted" License SPAM - please do something about it
95I've noticed that quite a few vendors have recently started marking their products as IP Restricted, even when the products are their own original creations. I assume what they mean is that the models are their intellectual property and cannot be resold, but that is exactly what the standard Extended Use License is for.
This is very confusing because not all vendors specify whether a particular model is based on a character from a game or movie, or depicts a real person such as a celebrity. Sometimes I can recognize a celebrity or a movie character, but sometimes I cannot. When a product is marked with an IP Restricted license, I have to guess whether it is a character I simply don't recognize or whether the vendor has incorrectly assigned the license.
I make money from my renders, so I need to verify whether I am allowed to use particular models commercially or not. If I have doubts because of the amount of IP Restricted labeling, I have to contact each vendor individually and ask about the product. Sometimes it takes a long time to receive a response. In the meantime, sales I wanted to take advantage of may end, or I may have to put projects on hold because I cannot use the model I intended to use until I get clarification.
Therefore, I have two suggestions:
* Introduce a mandatory requirement in ToS, or at least a mandatory field when uploading product, where vendors have to specify the name of the character or celebrity, or the brand, game, or movie title that the model originates from.
* Add clearer guidance for vendors explaining that if they create original models, the IP Restricted license is not intended for them. It is not about their own IP, but about third-party IP to which they do not hold the rights. For their own original models, they should use the Extended Use License, which already protects them from having their models resold, either in whole or in part.
This is very confusing because not all vendors specify whether a particular model is based on a character from a game or movie, or depicts a real person such as a celebrity. Sometimes I can recognize a celebrity or a movie character, but sometimes I cannot. When a product is marked with an IP Restricted license, I have to guess whether it is a character I simply don't recognize or whether the vendor has incorrectly assigned the license.
I make money from my renders, so I need to verify whether I am allowed to use particular models commercially or not. If I have doubts because of the amount of IP Restricted labeling, I have to contact each vendor individually and ask about the product. Sometimes it takes a long time to receive a response. In the meantime, sales I wanted to take advantage of may end, or I may have to put projects on hold because I cannot use the model I intended to use until I get clarification.
Therefore, I have two suggestions:
* Introduce a mandatory requirement in ToS, or at least a mandatory field when uploading product, where vendors have to specify the name of the character or celebrity, or the brand, game, or movie title that the model originates from.
* Add clearer guidance for vendors explaining that if they create original models, the IP Restricted license is not intended for them. It is not about their own IP, but about third-party IP to which they do not hold the rights. For their own original models, they should use the Extended Use License, which already protects them from having their models resold, either in whole or in part.
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For your information, here is a screenshot of what we see as the seller.
The default license-until the product has been validated-is "IP Restricted."
It is the administrator who validates the product that chooses whether the license is "IP Restricted" or not.

The default license-until the product has been validated-is "IP Restricted."
It is the administrator who validates the product that chooses whether the license is "IP Restricted" or not.

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