(Long story so it will span more than one post at the start of this thread)

To sharecg.com artists:

I am here as an emerging film-maker looking for content for my animated films to enter into film festival competitions. This should be a win-win collaboration for us but I am running into problems with usage rights.  Some requests of you:

In any copyright statement you write, BE CONSISTENT with the sharecg.com usage rights statement that you have selected.  eg if you select "Limited Use With Credits" then do NOT state "Non-commercial use only" inside your zip or in your descriptive text.

If you feel protective of your work then say so.  Select the STRICT options of "All Rights Reserved" or "Non-commercial use only".  I prefer and suggest that you all go with "Non Commercial use only" AND in your statement name your price for commercial clearance.  Personally I select artwork from sharecg.com because it is good rather than free and I WANT to pay you for it upfront because it gives me a better sense of security of usage permission.  Speaking for film-makers in general, especially my student film-makers, we do not want your little prop in the background of one scene lurking as a copyright bomb to spoil future opportunities.  These movies have something like a 1 in 3000 chance of getting money-earning opportunities  eg through winning a film festival award and even then would be way below turning a profit.  But we want to know your upgrade path in case the magic day should come. 

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