Thursday, April 10, 2008
"Human rights" -----> Sharia
Nice verification of the point Mark Steyn has been pushing lately.
One of my graphics-world acquaintances pointed out a company that produces some really nice (though overpriced) CG models of buildings and people.
I might have been inclined to use the human models for educational purposes, but not after seeing their "terms of usage". The license starts out with the usual and reasonable stuff about not re-selling, not violating copyright, and so on. Then we have this:
It's truly hard to imagine any sort of artistic production, even in the nice world of Norman Rockwell, that doesn't involve some form of "tobacco, alcohol, drugs, mental or physical illness."
The "mental illness" phrase is the gate for full-blown Stalinism. Since the psychiatrists have defined conservative political views to be a mental illness, this license gives full freedom to show Betty Fried[m]an in a burqa, but would forbid nearly all of Polistra's pictures. Alcohol? Yep. Tobacco? Always. Mental illness? Yep, if defined as the psychiatrists define it. Physical illness? Yep, she's been ill a few times for good reason. ¶ 3:23 PM
One of my graphics-world acquaintances pointed out a company that produces some really nice (though overpriced) CG models of buildings and people.
I might have been inclined to use the human models for educational purposes, but not after seeing their "terms of usage". The license starts out with the usual and reasonable stuff about not re-selling, not violating copyright, and so on. Then we have this:
You are not allowed to use the Lowpolygon 3D human models or images in any context which could be violating the model's human rights, be violating the models sanctity of private life, be unlawful purpose, be pornographic or be sex, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, mental or physical illness related. In unclear cases you should contact the Company to verify the validity of the license.
It's truly hard to imagine any sort of artistic production, even in the nice world of Norman Rockwell, that doesn't involve some form of "tobacco, alcohol, drugs, mental or physical illness."
The "mental illness" phrase is the gate for full-blown Stalinism. Since the psychiatrists have defined conservative political views to be a mental illness, this license gives full freedom to show Betty Fried[m]an in a burqa, but would forbid nearly all of Polistra's pictures. Alcohol? Yep. Tobacco? Always. Mental illness? Yep, if defined as the psychiatrists define it. Physical illness? Yep, she's been ill a few times for good reason. ¶ 3:23 PM
