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Re: Stealing Clothes

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Aldar is not online. Aldar
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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30 Sep 2014 08:19 PM
Roblox has made many workarounds for exploits that allow users to copy games, Right? But what about clothes?

Ever since I learned about clothes back in 2009 (when I was still a uneducated narb at Roblox)it seemed that it was very easy to copy clothes (although the quality suffered) from other users. Even to this day Roblox still has that same feature which allows users to rip-off a low quality broken template of a clothing item a user has created.

However, recently this practice has actually gotten more rounded, and there is a website that allows users to literally download the raw template of any clothing item in all of its original creator's glory. So all the user that is copying it has to do is simply upload it (No editing is needed). Even NBC users have methods of creating clothes through groups, so they really don't need BC for this anymore.

This proposes a severe problem for clothing designers like myself. But I don't blame users for utilizing exploits when the creators are the ones who can stop it, and do nothing about it. I haven't seen any actions taken by Roblox to take down this site or anything to prevent copying in general. But don't get the wrong impression, this deeply affects me and other creators and I wouldn't appreciate any soul from taking my content for free and re-uploading it for their own self gain.

As of late this has been very difficult for me, I have seen a large increase in the knowledge and power of stealing content. I will enter a game and see someone wearing my clothes and I will approach and talk to them. Multiple times now I find out that the user is either A, too "poor" and copied my clothes, or B, they simply are convinced they made it. It hurts me to worry about how far and how long this will go on for, I am nearly at the edge of my patience with this and would find resolution in simply not making clothes anymore. But the fan base and friends that support me have talked me out of such actions.

THE TRUE TL;DR:
So I ask you Roblox, please treat clothing the same as you would treat games being copied, and do something about it. Because you are the only ones who can create a solution to this. Until then, people will continue to steal other users content and no one will be able to do anything about it.
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SpicyBuilderclub is not online. SpicyBuilderclub
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30 Sep 2014 08:29 PM
Full Support.

I make clothing too, but I'm halting majority of my progress until Roblox actually does something about it.

EVEN WORSE, Roblox recently allowed NBC's to upload clothes in groups with no need of BC, this encourages them to copy and upload more and more clothes.
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theTrueomegaGmaster is not online. theTrueomegaGmaster
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30 Sep 2014 08:31 PM
Support.
My idea of preventing clothes stealing is to decrypt the value to some number in Base64.
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Goose9000 is not online. Goose9000
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30 Sep 2014 08:45 PM
lol whining over some virtual clothes

no support
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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30 Sep 2014 08:45 PM
I know, it's just getting out of hand.
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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30 Sep 2014 08:46 PM
@Goose9000:

Sorry whining? Would you appreciate it if you put hours into something and someone copies it and makes money off of it?
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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01 Oct 2014 04:40 PM
bumpp
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Goose9000 is not online. Goose9000
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01 Oct 2014 04:41 PM
@Aldar

i would have enough robux to keep me happy for a while by the time my stuff was copied cause they usually only copy the popular stuff

think b4 u post m8
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clubb12 is not online. clubb12
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01 Oct 2014 04:55 PM
I support this. Copying has become a major problem on ROBLOX. As most of ROBLOX is user-generated people have to have access to the areas and they could exploit and take the template. Then just upload it themselves. Another way to help this might to be putting some sort of signature on your clothing before you upload it so everyone knows it was made by you.

~unopposed king of booty~
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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01 Oct 2014 05:04 PM
@Goose9000:

I believe that they take advantage of the fact that I release new content consistently and I don't have a ton of followers. So then no one even knows.

With respect, allowing this to continue isn't fair to the community that makes stuff and will likely root out all who wish to continue because of how simple and known this exploit will become. Sure their may be a few nice individuals who will simply but out of spite, but I can expect most of the community to take the cheaper, easier method.
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videofindersTV is not online. videofindersTV
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01 Oct 2014 05:15 PM
stop crying over stealing virtual clothes and get a life
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clubb12 is not online. clubb12
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01 Oct 2014 05:43 PM
@Video.

Since the new Developer Exchange feature has come out many ROBLOXians such as clothing desginers, or game developers to exchange their virtual currency into USD. And because of this theft people who have stolen the content of the virtual clothing have disallowed many Clothing Designers to earn the money they actually deserve for the effort they put into the clothing.

~unopposed king of booty~
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xColdBear is not online. xColdBear
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01 Oct 2014 05:47 PM
Copyright doesn't exist for user created content, people can copy all they want.
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clubb12 is not online. clubb12
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01 Oct 2014 05:49 PM
Copyright doesn't matter, it's just the fact that they are thieving peoples property basically. Making it a Federal offense.

~unopposed king of booty~
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xColdBear is not online. xColdBear
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01 Oct 2014 05:50 PM
Technically, what you make on this site is roblox's property, they own the website.
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EoiTheAbhornet is not online. EoiTheAbhornet
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01 Oct 2014 05:51 PM
Support.
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clubb12 is not online. clubb12
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01 Oct 2014 06:15 PM
@Bear

Again still owned content. Just because it is being re-uploaded to the same site doesn't mean it isn't theft.

~unopposed king of booty~
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xColdBear is not online. xColdBear
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01 Oct 2014 06:16 PM
Go ask any cop if it's theft to copy someone's virtual clothing on a website, they will probably laugh at you.
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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01 Oct 2014 06:45 PM
I honestly expected people to deny that they want this fixed. But claiming that I am whining or being upset over money is not the entire reason. It's the effort and time put into it. You can't deny that when you create something or even work on something, you expect recognition and respect from others for such hard work. Especially when in my case, I create it for other people to enjoy, not just for myself.
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videofindersTV is not online. videofindersTV
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01 Oct 2014 07:13 PM
"Since the new Developer Exchange feature has come out many ROBLOXians such as clothing desginers, or game developers to exchange their virtual currency into USD. And because of this theft people who have stolen the content of the virtual clothing have disallowed many Clothing Designers to earn the money they actually deserve for the effort they put into the clothing."

easily put a translucent watermark then -_-

"I honestly expected people to deny that they want this fixed. But claiming that I am whining or being upset over money is not the entire reason. It's the effort and time put into it. You can't deny that when you create something or even work on something, you expect recognition and respect from others for such hard work. Especially when in my case, I create it for other people to enjoy, not just for myself."

"It's the effort and time put into it."

because using google images and stock photos into clothes is TIME AND EFFORT (not relating to OP)

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NatyNoob is not online. NatyNoob
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01 Oct 2014 07:26 PM
You guys are arguing about something that won't effect your life? Wow, you people are so immature.

Y U D0 DIS 2 MEH11111
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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01 Oct 2014 08:07 PM
@videofindersTV:

Now you want to argue about how clothing items are made? Seriously?
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Krosskode is not online. Krosskode
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01 Oct 2014 08:15 PM
Can't happen, and won't happen. ROBLOX uses the template of the shirt to compile it in game, not the shirt item.
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Aldar is not online. Aldar
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01 Oct 2014 08:20 PM
Just because that is the current system, doesn't mean there isn't room for change.
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Visuality74 is not online. Visuality74
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01 Oct 2014 08:35 PM
I love how everyone is like "Why are you crying over something that's virtual."
Put yourself in an artist's shoes, do you want other people taking credit or stealing your work?
It's the same in real life and the internet when it comes to art.

OP: Just add a transparent watermark on your clothes for now on
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