A list of policies for Creatures developers past and present, detailing the conditions of filesharing and/or rehosting their works.
This information comes from readme files and other documentation provided by the creators, but the policies listed below cannot be guaranteed to be true for all of that creator's works. Collaborative projects in particular are likely to be subject to different conditions.
If you are looking to rehost or otherwise redistribute a creator's work, you are encouraged to consult any documentation that may have come with it to ensure that you are looking at their most current and relevant policy.
Creator | Policy | Reference | Updated | Amaikokonut | Filesharing is accepted. Please do not rehost agents while they are still available elsewhere. | Naturing :: Nurturing | Apr 6, 2015 | Don | Please do not redistribute. | Remastered Patch | Apr 2, 2015 | ElasticMuffin | Works may be redistributed or modified with credit. | Stated in comments below | Apr 4, 2015 | Ghosthande | Filesharing encouraged. Do not rehost while Breeders Beware is still online. | All works | Apr 2, 2015 | Grendel Man | May fileshare. Do not rehost while The Realm is still online. | The Realm | Feb 28, 2018 | Hausmouse | Do not rehost without permission. | Trumpet Seed Launcher | Apr 2, 2015 | Helen | Do not redistribute without permission. | C3/DS Radio (collab) | Apr 2, 2015 | Kezune | May fileshare. No rehosting unless Designer Genes and Creatures Caves are both gone. | GB Shelf Mushrooms | Apr 2, 2015 | Laura | May redistribute as long as credit is given. | Petz Treat Pack | Apr 2, 2015 | Mea | May redistribute as long as credit is given. | Stinger Honeycomb (collab) | Apr 2, 2015 | Moe | Do not rehost without permission. | Tuba Seeder | Apr 2, 2015 | Monika | May redistribute as long as credit is given. | Ammonite Toy (collab) | Apr 2, 2015 | Norngirl | Ask permission first before doing anything. Do not rehost while Norngirl's Temporary Storage Place is still online. | Norngirl's Temporary Storage Place | May 5, 2018 | Random | Do not redistribute without permission. | C3/DS Radio (collab) | Apr 2, 2015 | RProgrammer | 3-clause BSD license or an attribution, no non-commercial, no share-alike Creative Commons license. | statement on Creatures Caves | Oct 8, 2014 | TwilightCat | May redistribute as long as credit is given. | Ammonite Toy (collab) | Apr 2, 2015 | Ylukyun | May fileshare and rehost as long as credit is given. | Stated on Creatures Caves | Apr 2, 2015 | Liam | May fileshare, alter and rehost as long as credit is given. | Stated on Creatures Caves | Aug 22, 2015 | C-Rex | May redistribute as long as credit is given. | Stated on Creatures Caves | Jan 9, 2018 | CosmiSynth | Current Terms of Service | Stated on Creatures Caves | Jun 29, 2018 |
Methods of redistribution fall into two categories. Filesharing is here defined as the act of sharing a work (such as an agent, breed or metaroom) with specific people, usually via email. Rehosting is the act of uploading a work to make it publically available on another web site.
Assuming that an author is open to having their work shared or rehosted, it is considered basic etiquette to ensure that any documentation (such as readme files) that were provided with the work remain packaged with it if at all possible. Proper credit should also be given to ensure that any recipients are aware of the work's origin.
Updated by Malkin on 4/20/2015 - updating with statement from RProgrammer. Updated by ylukyun on 8/22/2015 - Updating to reflect Liam's statement. Updated by ylukyun on 1/9/2018 - Updating to reflect C-Rex's statement... how did I miss that?. Updated by ylukyun on 1/9/2018 - Dates. Updated by Grendel_Man on 2/28/2018 - Updated own policy. Updated by Grendel_Man on 5/6/2018 - Updated with Norngirl's new policies.. Updated by Laura on 7/5/2018 - added CosmiSynth's policy. |
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FWIW, I'm not much of a creator yet, but my CritterBugSmell.cos that enables CA 19 as CritterBug smell can be freely shared and hosted by people. If I make anything else the same will apply. I make stuff to be used, after all.
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I whipped this up recently in case I get into any projects in the near future (lol I should have had one before The Grendel Meso tbh). At least I've got one now!
CURRENT T.O.S.
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Updated mine too now (on my page) ,it's pretty much similar to like Grendel Man's.
It is true,I do have to update my homepage,since I know some text files are missing clarification on my stuff in the packs.
I did at least update the Term of use on my page.
Hopefuly I might be able to update more stuff on my page...
Anyhow,just wanted to give a heads up!
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I went and updated my own policy, as I crafted a proper one a while back.
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People are free to rehost, redistribute and alter my work. Credit would be nice. As long as the original github or download files I host are still online, I would encourage everyone to use/link to those instead as I can keep those up to date. But if you want to include them in a pack as-is, be my guest.
I do not always create the graphics for my agents so make sure you're reusing my work and not that of the artist. For graphics that aren't mine you need the artist's permission.
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My policy is: If I didn't want people sharing my cobs, I wouldn't upload them in the first place. I don't want my files to die 10 years from now, so please share and rehost to your heart's content! Just keep them in their original archives with readmes where applicable.
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I'm surprised Wafaru's policy isn't here, as it's literally slapped in your face as soon as you visit her website.
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My policy is to allow others to redistribute my content as long as credit is given.
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I've updated the article.
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Hey yo, my policy is and has always been that people are free to re-host and re-distribute my work (and even alter it!) as long as credit is provided.
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