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- EllaBellaZue
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76 posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
A lot of people are against recolors , so I thought we should make a scratch rule against recolors , recolors are not creative and hurt ESPECIALLY if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ Ive never had a recolor , but how would you feel if you drew something and left it on your desk , and you com back from getting a snack , and there your picture lays , completely scribbled over. Plus it doesn't make you any better at art by coloring over peoples art. it's a quite hurtful if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ and they recolor it , and art theft…. that's even worse , claiming another's hard work your own. It can hurt. I could go on for ages about recolors and art theft. Please just hear me out.
- Nether_before
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
I think you could A lot of people are against recolors , so I thought we should make a scratch rule against recolors , recolors are not creative and hurt ESPECIALLY if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ Ive never had a recolor , but how would you feel if you drew something and left it on your desk , and you com back from getting a snack , and there your picture lays , completely scribbled over. Plus it doesn't make you any better at art by coloring over peoples art. it's a quite hurtful if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ and they recolor it , and art theft…. that's even worse , claiming another's hard work your own. It can hurt. I could go on for ages about recolors and art theft. Please just hear me out.possibly report that, emphasis on the possibly. If someone's taken your art, recolored it, claimed it as their own and hasn't taken it down even if you've asked them, you could probably report it.
- Firedrake969
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.
If they do, it's fine.
- EllaBellaZue
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76 posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
Even when I report them the scratch team says they found ‘nothing wrong’I think you could A lot of people are against recolors , so I thought we should make a scratch rule against recolors , recolors are not creative and hurt ESPECIALLY if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ Ive never had a recolor , but how would you feel if you drew something and left it on your desk , and you com back from getting a snack , and there your picture lays , completely scribbled over. Plus it doesn't make you any better at art by coloring over peoples art. it's a quite hurtful if you specify ‘NO RECOLORS’ and they recolor it , and art theft…. that's even worse , claiming another's hard work your own. It can hurt. I could go on for ages about recolors and art theft. Please just hear me out.possibly report that, emphasis on the possibly. If someone's taken your art, recolored it, claimed it as their own and hasn't taken it down even if you've asked them, you could probably report it.
- Firedrake969
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
That means they gave credit.
- EllaBellaZue
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76 posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
But if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.
- EllaBellaZue
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76 posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
That means they gave credit.
*Sighs* that is the case sometimes.
- Nether_before
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
Sadly, because of scratch's remix policy, you can't stop that.But if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.

- EllaBellaZue
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76 posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
Yeah…Sadly, because of scratch's remix policy, you can't stop that.But if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.

- Blank1234
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500+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
u can report them if they dont give credt, or claim it as there own
- TheMonsterOfTheDeep
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.
- Firedrake969
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.
- joshuaho
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
- cheddargirl
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.
^These two posts sums up the policy quite nicely. Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
A lot of users think that additional permission is required to remix a project and that they can put up things in notes such as “no remixing/”no recolors"/etc. rules. The reality is that this that this practice goes against the remix policy (let alone violates the CC license that is automatically put on projects when they are shared), and we have sometimes unshared projects whose notes go against this policy with a notification not to discourage remixing.
We're not one to shy away from art on the Scratch website or from Scratch being used as an art software, but what you are aiming for is an online community where art is simply displayed not shared. The Scratch website isn't that community, and trying to change an existing online website (Scratch or otherwise) to fit your needs isn't sensible, it just doesn't work that way. There are other websites out there that better fit this purpose, you just need to search for it.
- IronBit_Studios
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.^These two posts sums up the policy quite nicely. Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
A lot of users think that additional permission is required to remix a project and that they can put up things in notes such as “no remixing/”no recolors"/etc. rules. The reality is that this that this practice goes against the remix policy (let alone violates the CC license that is automatically put on projects when they are shared), and we have sometimes unshared projects whose notes go against this policy with a notification not to discourage remixing.
We're not one to shy away from art on the Scratch website or from Scratch being used as an art software, but what you are aiming for is an online community where art is simply displayed not shared. The Scratch website isn't that community, and trying to change an existing online website (Scratch or otherwise) to fit your needs isn't sensible, it just doesn't work that way. There are other websites out there that better fit this purpose, you just need to search for it.
- Econinja
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
By saying “no recolors” you are breaking the Scratch license (Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0) which I will share the link if I get the ST's permission to do soBut if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.

And:
EDIT: Why has no ST member closed this?It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.^These two posts sums up the policy quite nicely. Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
A lot of users think that additional permission is required to remix a project and that they can put up things in notes such as “no remixing/”no recolors"/etc. rules. The reality is that this that this practice goes against the remix policy (let alone violates the CC license that is automatically put on projects when they are shared), and we have sometimes unshared projects whose notes go against this policy with a notification not to discourage remixing.
We're not one to shy away from art on the Scratch website or from Scratch being used as an art software, but what you are aiming for is an online community where art is simply displayed not shared. The Scratch website isn't that community, and trying to change an existing online website (Scratch or otherwise) to fit your needs isn't sensible, it just doesn't work that way. There are other websites out there that better fit this purpose, you just need to search for it.
Last edited by Econinja (July 20, 2015 04:30:44)
- cheddargirl
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
EDIT: Why has no ST member closed this?We've been having an unusual uptick against recolor remixes lately. I'm leaving it open for now in case anyone else has any inquiries on why we allow recoloring on the Scratch website
- DaSpudLord
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
By saying “no recolors” you are breaking the Scratch license (Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0) which I will share the link if I get the ST's permission to do soBut if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.Therefore, you shouldn't do it because you violate the license (unless you unshare the project)
And:EDIT: Why has no ST member closed this?It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.^These two posts sums up the policy quite nicely. Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
A lot of users think that additional permission is required to remix a project and that they can put up things in notes such as “no remixing/”no recolors"/etc. rules. The reality is that this that this practice goes against the remix policy (let alone violates the CC license that is automatically put on projects when they are shared), and we have sometimes unshared projects whose notes go against this policy with a notification not to discourage remixing.
We're not one to shy away from art on the Scratch website or from Scratch being used as an art software, but what you are aiming for is an online community where art is simply displayed not shared. The Scratch website isn't that community, and trying to change an existing online website (Scratch or otherwise) to fit your needs isn't sensible, it just doesn't work that way. There are other websites out there that better fit this purpose, you just need to search for it.
- iamunknown2
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
Imagine if the creator of Linux suddenly said: PAY ME OR NO PROPRIETARY LINUX UPDATES FOR YOUBut if you asked them NOT to recolor than they should respect you. If they don't give credit, report it.
If they do, it's fine.
Plus, the license your project is under means that they are allowed to remix it, as long as they 1) give credit and 2) it isn't a project copy.
- PrincessPanda_test_
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1000+ posts
A Rule For No-Recolors And Art Theft
It is, in a way, disrespectful itself to say “no recolors” on a project.
The fact is that if you don't want somebody to recolor your art, you shouldn't share it on Scratch because as long as a person gives credit and makes a distinguishable change, it is allowed on Scratch.^These two posts sums up the policy quite nicely. Recolorings are actually allowed. When a user recolors something, it counts as a change as they are changing the colors. So, as long as credit is given, there's no reason why a user can't recolor another project.
As said above, all projects shared on the website can be remixed. If you don't want that to happen, then don't share them on the website.
A lot of users think that additional permission is required to remix a project and that they can put up things in notes such as “no remixing/”no recolors"/etc. rules. The reality is that this that this practice goes against the remix policy (let alone violates the CC license that is automatically put on projects when they are shared), and we have sometimes unshared projects whose notes go against this policy with a notification not to discourage remixing.
We're not one to shy away from art on the Scratch website or from Scratch being used as an art software, but what you are aiming for is an online community where art is simply displayed not shared. The Scratch website isn't that community, and trying to change an existing online website (Scratch or otherwise) to fit your needs isn't sensible, it just doesn't work that way. There are other websites out there that better fit this purpose, you just need to search for it.
Agreed.
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