My name is Dosa Kim with D3CRYPT3D, I've been a 3d modeler for some time and to be a 3d artist takes a lot of discipline and time to make half the things we do. The music industry goes to great lengths to protect musicians, 2d artists have a whole arsenal to pick from regarding rights. When it comes to 3d...I really find it to be lacking. The reason our software exists is that I got tired of 3d artists never getting credit for the work that they do. Many people today still feel that 3d models are not an art form. Even more discouraging are 3d printers printing models and list that they made it. No acknowledgment for the creator. Infact the newest version will have a calling card feature so that the artist or the owner of the piece will be displayed if the object is encrypted. Im looking forward to this in a big way. Its not perfect but I feel its a step in the right direction.
True customers might not feel it is a great thing. But a product is a product. If there was a standard that protected creators and owners of these 3d assets I for one welcome it. Not everyone has to use it but before judging the product I hope that you have the time to try it out. Its easy to use for both parties and its an agreement. I am proud of the work that I do and it is a travesty that 3d objects that require a lot of work and discipline is reduced to copy and paste.
I agree that this is not the most perfect solution but to have options and until this or something better comes along, I don't think that it should continue in this format. We are a small outfit and I see pirated stuff at major studios and on torrents all day. People work on these things and great assets should be recognized and compensated for. We are trying our best and will continue to do so. We are excited about our calling card feature that will let anyone trying to open the file the information of the artist to get access to it.
We have a number of people that have been using it with great reviews. Currently we see a future in this and hope we can help people in this craft get the credit they deserve.
I think you have a serious lack of understanding regarding the Commercial 3D Model market, and the purpose it serves.
It is not there to give recognition to anybody. Think of it like the Commercial Stock Photograph market.
You are selling the models specifically for others to use in their own art, just as stock photography, stock video, and stock web/document templates are sold. Sometimes 3D Models are distributed with many restrictions on their use, like no Commercial Use or no use at all without giving credit to the 3D Modeler. BUT - in those cases the models are almost always given away free (think of places like Sharecg.com).
When actually buying the item, such restrictions invariably must vanish. The restrictions then become simply to not claim that you did the modeling.
If your ego does not permit you to do that, then you'd be better off not selling 3D Models except in exclusive arrangements to producers in Hollywood or the equivalent. Then you get your name in fine print amongst the hundreds of other names in a movie's credits. You can charge a lot more for the model, but you generally can only sell it once and forfeit all rights to use it yourself in the future. But you get your coveted credit!
The music industry analogy is a bad one because they are protecting the rights laid out in the agreement when purchased. You are specifically forbidden to use the songs in your own work, even just small samples of them. 3D Models are just the opposite. You are supposed to use, alter, re-texture, or even maim the original piece for use in your own work.
And as for your request that I try it - never gonna happen!
I refuse to knowingly install spyware on my computer, and as I said before - my best computers absolutely never go online, so that means I may not be able to ever use the items I purchase on my best hardware. What incentive is there to make a purchase that restricts my use of the product to only crappy and inferior computers? I have to wonder though, say I decrypt the model and put it in a scene in something like 3D Studio Max or Carrara - what happens if I save the file? Can I then open it on my good computers? If so, your encryption is useless. Same thing if I open it and then export it as an obj, fbx, or other format, from my software.
And I'm also still curious how you plan on getting this software past firewalls, anti-malware and anti-spyware programs. Even if I installed it, your software would very likely just get quarantined and blocked by my system.
3D Artists all deserve credit, but the models are all distributed with certain licenses and to think that 3D Modelers deserve more credit than Stock Photographers, or Clip Art Creators, is just egotistical and I doubt you'll meet with much, if any, success in this business model.
Again - all that said - good luck with your project!
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