Category talk:Open Source Characters

Heromachine (use it and credit it)
I know some people are leery of using heromachine to create their characters because of copyright reasons. And others I've seen have used it without giving attribution and even going so far as to claim the image is public domain. It's important to know that all the images used here that were created using heromachine are copyrighted.  However , heromachine/AFD Studios allows the fair use of images, such as we use here, as a reference.

From the Heromachine website:

"Who owns the images I create in HeroMachine, and what can I do with them legally? You own the concept and design of whatever you create in HeroMachine. Ownership of the specific image of that concept as it exists in HeroMachine, both in aggregate and as separate pieces, belongs to me. In other words, I don’t claim to own your idea just because you drew it with my program, but you can’t claim to own that collection of items within the program in an effort to keep others from reproducing it. If someone creates an infringing image of your character in the program and then tries to claim ownership over your design, you need to go after them for it. A license to use any image you create in HeroMachine any way you like is automatically granted for any non-commercial use, though of course some sort of link back or credit is appreciated."

As such I credit AFD Studios on the photo page of every image I post that uses Heromachine and on the character page itself. If it's agreeable, I'd like to go through the Open Source section and make the proper notations. JoeFrankenstein (talk) 12:08, December 23, 2014 (UTC)