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Post by plovernod on Nov 8, 2015 0:22:14 GMT -5
I could use patterns from ColourLovers.com?
I mean, obviously I'd credit them, I'm not a thief, well, not on purpose. But that's why I'm asking this, so I'm not a thief unpurposefully.. (Is unpurposefully a word? No? Yes? Purpose is a weird word.. Right?)
So if I recolor a rug and use patterns from ColourLovers.com, and I say in the 'Credits' section of the download post, "Patterns are from ColourLovers.com", is that all good? Can I do that?
I'm kinda a noob at this type of thing, but it's better to be safe than sorry, right?
Sorry if this is a super stupid question :p
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 4:42:13 GMT -5
I think you can do that. It should be all good if you give credits  Good luck! |
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Post by courtesy on Nov 8, 2015 6:42:53 GMT -5
I think you should go and read their ToS. I know they're lengthy but that's the safest way to go when using other people's works. I checked the site's terms, and it says under 3. User Content License Grant: To Users: By posting any User Content on the Service, You grant by default to each User of the Service an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Creative Commons license. You may select a different license by visiting your account settings page. For additional information on Creative Commons licenses, please visit creativecommons.org/licenses. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 10:01:52 GMT -5
Ask them first, if it's not specifically stated - or, yes - you could be considered a thief. (Nasty word...ha! but true.)
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Post by plovernod on Nov 8, 2015 12:25:46 GMT -5
I think you can do that. It should be all good if you give credits Good luck! Thanks for the reply! I do see people using colourlovers' patterns and saying they're from there, and that's it.. So maybe it's all good. I wouldn't be using Ad.fly or anything that could give me money.. So it's non-commercial use. Well..  This is what's on most of the patterns, but they differ.. Like sometimes Commercial use is not allowed. So would I have to credit kookizz and Lerner if I used their pattern in my recolor? I usually don't see people (when they use patterns from colourlovers.com) credit the PERSON, but they credit the site. Maybe they made their own patterns there, because they have a nice pattern tool? Kinda confusing. Does orangemittens know anything about this, or can help? |
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Post by courtesy on Nov 8, 2015 13:33:18 GMT -5
All credit must be given to the creators, kookizz & Lerner in this case.
They're violating the license if they're just mentioning the site. What they're doing is not that different from saying you got a pattern from Google. (At least in my point of view.)
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Post by plovernod on Nov 8, 2015 13:35:27 GMT -5
All credit must be given to the creators, kookizz & Lerner in this case. They're violating the license if they're just mentioning the site. What they're doing is not that different from saying you got a pattern from Google. (At least in my point of view.) What I probably could do is link to the patterns I used in the credits. That sounds fine, to me atleast. And you're right, it isn't much different from saying you got it from google. |
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Post by orangemittens on Nov 8, 2015 14:17:03 GMT -5
I took a look at the site and most items there seem to be licensed under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike license although uploaders there are free to alter the terms if they choose so each item there could deviate from the license. Each item appears to have the license covering it prominently displayed on the side of the page where you can download it. The standard license they're using, unless the creator altered the terms themselves, is this:  Since simply applying the pattern to your recolor does not involve remixing, transforming, or building upon the pattern, and you aren't sharing the pattern itself to be used as a pattern, only the first two sections would apply to your use of it. Since you aren't planning commercial use anyway you're all good there. As far as the credit goes, as I read it, this license is saying you should provide text something along the lines of "the blue striped pattern was created by Jane Doe and shared under an Attribution, Non-commercial, Share Alike License" and link to the license. You don't need to link to the pattern itself...only a link to the license that covers it is required. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 14:26:21 GMT -5
All credit must be given to the creators, kookizz & Lerner in this case. They're violating the license if they're just mentioning the site. What they're doing is not that different from saying you got a pattern from Google. (At least in my point of view.) So even if you use a image or texture from google search you have to find the original site and credit them? I use texture from google search a lot. |
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Post by plovernod on Nov 8, 2015 15:58:00 GMT -5
I took a look at the site and most items there seem to be licensed under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike license although uploaders there are free to alter the terms if they choose so each item there could deviate from the license. Each item appears to have the license covering it prominently displayed on the side of the page where you can download it. The standard license they're using, unless the creator altered the terms themselves, is this: Since simply applying the pattern to your recolor does not involve remixing, transforming, or building upon the pattern, and you aren't sharing the pattern itself to be used as a pattern, only the first two sections would apply to your use of it. Since you aren't planning commercial use anyway you're all good there. As far as the credit goes, as I read it, this license is saying you should provide text something along the lines of "the blue striped pattern was created by Jane Doe and shared under an Attribution, Non-commercial, Share Alike License" and link to the license. You don't need to link to the pattern itself...only a link to the license that covers it is required. Ah, thank you for clearing this up, OM. @countrykris I think you should go to the site the pattern came from and make sure you're allowed to use it with your upload, just to be safe. Google is useful, though. |
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Post by J Mzungu on Nov 8, 2015 17:20:16 GMT -5
I use www.colourlovers.com/ too, and I'd just be flatterd if someone used one of my palettes or patterns. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 20:23:55 GMT -5
Most all of the places I get textures from I can't find any TOU.
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Post by plovernod on Nov 8, 2015 22:38:40 GMT -5
Most all of the places I get textures from I can't find any TOU. Hm. In that kinda case it's not so bad ^_^ |
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Post by courtesy on Nov 10, 2015 6:47:10 GMT -5
So even if you use a image or texture from google search you have to find the original site and credit them? I use texture from google search a lot. All legal matters aside, I believe that giving proper credit to those who deserve it is the least we can do when we're utilising someone else's creation. And since you're using Google: there is a drop-down menu labeled "Usage Rights" in the Advanced Search option. You might want to try that. |
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Post by plovernod on Nov 10, 2015 7:01:40 GMT -5
So even if you use a image or texture from google search you have to find the original site and credit them? I use texture from google search a lot. All legal matters aside, I believe that giving proper credit to those who deserve it is the least we can do when we're utilising someone else's creation. And since you're using Google: there is a drop-down menu labeled "Usage Rights" in the Advanced Search option. You might want to try that. Oh, I never saw that. I'll be sure to use that next time so I can upload my download instead of having it as a personal recolor :D Thanks for the tip. |
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Good luck!
