what do you think if copybotters do this

Breaking news: The monkeys typing Shakespeare now have competition.

Pep (It's a close race with the heat death of the Universe though.)

HAHA !

I didn't expect you to be that "open" - in the morning. Actually you like to talk about your problems late in the night. HAHA

P(ee)p ( I know you are from the UNIversity - somewhat)

PS: That's what I like

come on Pep

I know you can be "hard" in the morning

P(ee)p (give it to me)

PS: try to answer the topic question : I really want to laugh more now pls !

May I borrow your quote?

Sorry I didn't answer to your post I am going to- I am in very good mood

Yes you can copy scripts too !

If I understood it - or anything that you ESLers had posted here - I might.

Pep (Isn't there a German-speaking subforum where people might understand what I presume are your attempts at humour?)

Would it be rude if I just stood on the sidelines of this thread laughing?

Between this and the dramatic "leaving" thread I'm not sure which has provided more comedy gold today.

Rude? It really depends what you are laughing at!

Pep (I absolutely agree, to remove any doubt! )

No it isn't. *sighs*

No clue and no language skills... fancy that...

Thanks for the confirmation, Novis.

Pep (If another German speaker doesn't "get it" what chance do the rest of us have?)

HA HA HA how lame was that ?

I need to spell check almost every post of you - that is all about your language skills Want me to quote them for you?

So now about the topic - speak up I want listen to the expert !

Your humour should be British --> black?

It's more like a bottle of "Scotch" - the only who likes it - is you

P(ee)p (listen to your ex-wife - drink more water)

Sorry Nicks - the use of any "copybot" system in SL can get you banned - it does not matter why or for what purpose you are using it.

Ava, dear, you've spoken up again while the grown-ups do their thing. *looks stern*

I suggest you resume fifth grade and continue your education beyond it before you come back.

This time it is not just you.

Thanks Lexxi!

Pep (Now all I need is for Jig to criticise the spelling in this thread and it will make my day!)

Me, too!

Err, three, four, five...

No, it isn't just you

Ok ok, let me see, you wanna use copybot to make a copy of a non modifiable object, making it a modifiable object.

Am I right?? Am I right?? Am I right?? Am I right?? Am I right??

My personal set of ethics (all that truly matter to me)... I wouldn't use copybot to give away or profit from someone else's creation, but I would consider using it to turn a nomod item into a mod item for my own personal use. I realize this is still a bannable defense, but 1) it's rather unlikely anyone would find out if I kept it to myself and 2) I'd have zero moral conflict over it.

So, my personal moral compass would say "have at it". Maybe you want to change the color of the car, or add something too it. I think you should be able to, whether or not it's allowed.

It's against the ToS but it's either not against copyright law or else just about any use of the product or derived works outside SL itself (including taking a photograph of it and putting that photo on Snapzilla) *is* against copyright law. It's not exactly clear.

Larry Lessig would probably argue that it should be fair use.

In the US, it probably is, and there is no "moral right" against a purchaser modifying a work of art. In Europe, it may or may not be illegal, depending on whether it's a limited edition or not.

Further reading:

"Glasshouse", Charlie Stross
"Permanence", Karl Schroeder
"Rainbow's End", Vernor Vinge
"Free Culture", Lawrence Lessig

This is pretty close to how I feel. I've never done it but I can think of examples where I would feel quite justified in doing so. For instance, shrinking a nomod skirt. I have to be careful when I buy clothes, I almost always have to resize them. I understand they are trying to protect their product, but really they are just making it inconvenient for customers and doing nothing to stop people stealing and reselling their work.

i dont believe there is a hard moral line in regards to copybot, or texture (skin) ripping. if i were inclined i could argue various scenarios where legitimate use of such tools is hard to refute without sounding overly uptight.
of course it goes without saying that these items are never shared with anyone.

If she doesn't know nothing, that means she does know something.

I do love double-negatives. Or should that be I don't not love double-negatives?