NaCl wrote:i am aware by purchasing the cat you get the design, same with other characters on predrawn lines, if proper credit was given and linked back to here, why can they not be used like regular characters, it seems incredibly unreasonable
I think the misunderstanding might be that we’re not sure where you want to post the art. You can already post them for personal use on CS, toyhou.se, and your personal Rise clan website. Can you clarify where else you would need to post it, and why?
They can be used as regular characters. You just need to use other art outside of CS/th/your personal site. You also can't give a new owner the original art, except in the case of a trade for another previously Rise cat. This has always been in the rules that were agreed to when you joined Rise by adopting cats. The rules haven't changed, other than becoming more lenient because you're allowed to use the art personally on CS.
The issue isn't with owners crediting and linking; they're not the problem. Of course the rightful owners of the designs will credit properly and use the characters correctly. The problem is people who don't use the art correctly or respect the hard work of the artists.
There have been a handful of issues off site where someone random grabbed a bunch of official Rise references and tried to sell them on DA and Facebook. The only reason those were found, reported, and taken down was because of how easy the art and rules are to find.
By asking that the artwork stays on CS, we (cat owners, the community, etc) are able to more efficiently protect those designs. If we were to allow the official art to be taken off of CS and transferred outside of CS, it would be harder to prove that whatever random art thief does not actually have the rights to be trading or selling that design.