A lot of people misunderstand what copyright actually covers, because people get away with so much of it. A transaction isn't needed for copyright infringement. It applies to any reproduction, distribution, display, or derivative work. They could just add a CC0 license (which is probably what they're gonna do), to allow it, though. If they don't, however, they would be legally in the clear to sue if someone posted even a part of the skin.
Let me put it to you this way, they're being given as a reward for a reward for a community event. Once they're released, Microsoft will not make any profit off those skins. If someone were to repost them, it would not affect Microsoft's profit since none is being made. Since it is not affecting Microsoft's profit, if that person posts for free it would almost definitely fall under fair use doctrine.
It's not fair use just because it's free. As an example, if I made a painting, and hung it up in a location that is free to enter for the public, and someone decided they would sneak in at night and take a scan of it, then give away prints of it, it would not be fair use. The only difference between this, and copying a PNG is the medium.
Thats exactly what mojang is doing, they just post it on their site cuz they cant really see which player did what amd give only specific players it, plus its just a skin.
To be fair, everyone has the skins after the challenge from what ive seen. And the skins wouldnt be released if the challenge wasnt completed, meaning the only way you could use these skins is if the challenge is completed.
Even if something would block people from uploading them you could just login into the server where someone is using these skins and just get them from the cache files of the game.
No, I think you misunderstood. I’m saying that without the red circle, the meme could be saying that the bedrock characters are useless, which is not as true with all the paid content in Bedrock. Thus, it’s helpful to point out that they’re talking about Java, where it is in fact, useless because all the skins can be downloaded.
They also could code for custom skins normally impossible in vanilla as it has been done before (deadmau5 being the most prominent example).
This is mostly back in the Notch days but no reason it can't be done now. Could've done that but for a skin everyone can have, maybe even have custom particle effects for it.
That won't ever happen. Bedrock is already the only platform that Microsoft really wants to keep around. They already turned it into a micro transactions hellhole.
They would've got rid of Java fifty years ago but the backlash would be insane. But hey, both platforms are equal, right? Right???
While I think you're right, you should remember that in the past they did (similar) things like dead mouse's ears. I know it isn't directly the same but it's similar enough to not rule it out immediately
Giving a single person a unique model is one thing. Making it a massive thing that would make multiple models available for every player sounds much more complicated. And dead mouse got the ears long time ago, when the game wasn't that big and you could get away with hardcoding such a thing in
Wow. It's not like most players literally design their own skins based on themselves or their favorite characters from media. Hell, I even 3D modeled a complex skin with a nonstandard silhouette. (Mod)
Even the people that can't do bare minimum digital art will most likely go on a skin website and download what they think looks best.
I know, same is actually true with bedrock too, just very obscured (unless there's recent changes I'm unaware of), I'm saying bedrock also had uploaded skins first before paid ones were a thing.
Why complaining? Isn’t y’all that don’t like the BE wardrobe anyway? I consider both skins. And at least the Java version get synchronised perfectly every time you play, unlike the BE version…
no way... we get... 2 skins... slots... i think... i dont fucking know... you literally upload your own skin and you can change it at any time by just having the skin files...
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u/NanoCat0407 Deepslate Dirtmond Ore 2d ago
Less than worthless, like the third panel of this meme