In a cataclysm known as the Nightfall, the worlds were almost completely destroyed by a harrowing surge of darkness.
In the shadows of the ensuing chaos a new group has taken shape. Led by an Aegyl named Kalos, the 11th Hour touts an esoteric knowledge of how to combat the darkness and restore the worlds. They might be the worlds’ best chance at survival; but nobody really knows enough about them to confirm or deny their claims.
On the brink of collapse, the universe holds its breath in anticipation. Of restoration? Of destruction? It is up to individuals like yourself to decide.
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I'm bored, and I've noticed that some people don't have avatars of their own. I'm offering my services as a sprite artist and expert Googler to create sprites for your very own. My current sprite:
This was made using elements from three seperate games (KH:CoM, Sonic, and Pokemon), and I would be glad to make one for you. If you have an idea already in mind, please tell me about it, and BE SPECIFIC. If you just want to request something, gimme a general idea of what you want in it.
Moar Examples:
(I know these don't look very good, I slapped them together in 15 minutes.) I'm getting into animated images(these pics are up for adoption):
I have been starting to make simple edits, like these custom kirby abilities.
Also, banners that need homes:
May 13, 2010 14:57:32 GMT -4
Last Edit: Jun 10, 2010 15:25:26 GMT -4 by halen2020
... Judging by what I see, these 'creations' are merely sprite edits from official sprites used in-game. Please don't be misleading with your OPs. It's not nice to be 'stealing' others' work and claiming it as something that you made. That's not fair to the artist. >___>
They are not edits of anything. I do have my own rips, you know (rip being defined as any set of images that is taken from a video game, and placed onto a single sprite sheet). See, in the spriting community, its considered yours if you rip it yourself. I keep my rips on a flash drive, along with the emulators and roms that I get them from. A large amount of fan "made" graphics are made using a picture the fan does not own, and then applying graphical edits. Sure, the content isn't theirs, but the creation is. And, I never said the Content was mine, but what I made with said content IS mine. Like my avatar for example. Neoshadows are not mine, nor are the chaos emeralds. But I own the sprite sheets those images are on, therefore, I own the end product. You don't own riku, yet, look at your avatar. A custom image, owned by the artist.
May 15, 2010 14:00:44 GMT -4
Last Edit: May 15, 2010 14:07:09 GMT -4 by halen2020
Ripping them just means you ripped them. You still do not own the rights to the images that you ripped from the games. ROMs and emulators are illegal in the first place, so stealing would still be more than accurate -- it'd be spot on. Those images are copyrighted by both Nintendo, Game Freak and most importantly, Ken Sugimori, the main art director of the Pokémon games.
You're still editing and manipulating things to be placed as you want, but none of the content you created yourself.
Again, I don't own the content, I totally agree. I never said I did, and if you want, I will post the source. But the end result IS mine, as a (very small) peice of art. Just like Square Enix owns Kingdom Hearts, but not this website. They own all official content, but not what the fans do with that content.
If I was to make a Pokemon game (eminently possible, just google pokemon essentials) I would own the end product of my labor, the game. That doesn't mean I own the content (except for things I personally make), I simply own what I did with said content. But I think this has gone far enough off topic. To reiterate: I don't own content, I never did own content, and I never will own content, but things I created using said content DO belong to me, and if you don't believe me, call a lawyer.
Oh, and by the way, I only own ROMs for games I PAID for. I'm not a thief. Emulators are not illegal, and ROMs are only illegal if you sell them.
May 15, 2010 14:11:39 GMT -4
Last Edit: May 15, 2010 14:25:35 GMT -4 by halen2020
They are not edits of anything. I do have my own rips, you know (rip being defined as any set of images that is taken from a video game, and placed onto a single sprite sheet). See, in the spriting community, its considered yours if you rip it yourself. I keep my rips on a flash drive, along with the emulators and roms that I get them from. A large amount of fan "made" graphics are made using a picture the fan does not own, and then applying graphical edits. Sure, the content isn't theirs, but the creation is. And, I never said the Content was mine, but what I made with said content IS mine. Like my avatar for example. Neoshadows are not mine, nor are the chaos emeralds. But I own the sprite sheets those images are on, therefore, I own the end product. You don't own riku, yet, look at your avatar. A custom image, owned by the artist.
Whoa, whoa, whoa man. >u>; Jay wasn't even implying that the art in her avatar is even hers. Heck, she doesn't even say that she created the avatar. You would be able to see her work in her own art thread - and there, she admits to a lot of different things if you actually look back through her posts as read what she has to be saying.
There isn't really anything to get defensive over, either. Jay has a completely valid point. Just because you ripped the images from the games doesn't make them yours - you own the sprite sheets, yes, but not the images, themselves. There's a copyright infringement law somewhere about something like that, too.
Copyright infringement is the act of violating any of a copyright owner’s exclusive rights granted by the federal Copyright Act. There are three elements that must be in place in order for the infringement to occur.
The copyright holder must have a valid copyright. The person who is allegedly infringing must have access to the copyrighted work. The duplication of the copyrighted work must be outside the exceptions.
The legal penalties for copyright infringement are:
Infringer pays the actual dollar amount of damages and profits. The law provides a range from $200 to $150,000 for each work infringed. Infringer pays for all attorneys fees and court costs. The Court can issue an injunction to stop the infringing acts. The Court can impound the illegal works. The infringer can go to jail.
I only bring this up because what Jay is probably trying to get across and failing to do so at the moment, is that you say that these are things that you 'created'. Going by the dictionary result of 'created' yours, like you say is just an extremely small percent:
cre·ate [kree-eyt] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective –verb (used with object) 1. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes. 2. to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention. 3. Theater . to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play. 4. to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint: to create a peer. 5. to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to: The announcement created confusion. 6. to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design: to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.
There is also this quote that will throw off a lot of people that you have:
I'm offering my services as a sprite artist-
Can't really uphold that title if all it is you're doing is editing something to make it unique - as in... not found in the games. Unless you can create things from scratch and implement it into your edits can you really even consider yourself even partially a sprite artist. >u>;
Like you say in your OP:
BE SPECIFIC
Your OP doesn't really follow that. It's kind of just a slapping together of a thread without really planning it out through thoroughly. Perhaps taking some time to edit and specify certain things to clarify things for others would make it so that blunders and confusions wouldn't happen. C:
Just like Square Enix owns Kingdom Hearts, but not this website. They own all official content, but not what the fans do with that content.
There's a flaw in this argument as well. C:; This site actually gives credits as to what this site is based off of and stuff:
Kingdom Hearts is (c) copyright Square Enix and Disney. The concept and history of the Dark XII is (c) copyright Kingdom Hearts: World Destiny RPG. All graphics and skins are (c) Sapphire.
Oh, and by the way, I only own ROMs for games I PAID for. I'm not a thief. Emulators are not illegal, and ROMs are only illegal if you sell them.
Also... wrong.
In some countries, it is legal for an individual to personally make backup copies of a game they own. Individuals may make backup copies for various reasons, perhaps as insurance against losing the game or as redundancy in the event that the original game's medium becomes unreadable.
However, in the U.S. it has been illegal since 1983 for a user to create their own backups of video game ROMs onto other cartridges (this includes computers). This was decided in the court case of Atari v. JS&A. JS&A manufactured a "game backup" device that allowed users to dump their Atari ROMs onto a blank cartridge. JS&A argued that the archival rule allowed for this. The court disagreed, noting that ROM media was not subject to the same volatility as magnetic media (for which the law was created). Thus, not being so relatively vulnerable, ROMs were not applicable under section 17 USC 117(a)(2).
Some games companies, such as Nintendo, print warnings inside their game manuals that they do not allow users to make backup or archival copies.Whether or not these warnings in this specific form can be considered valid contracts is legally questionable. For an overview of relevant issues, see user agreement (EULA), shrink wrap contract, clickwrap, Fair Use, Fair Dealing and DMCA.
May 15, 2010 14:33:53 GMT -4
Last Edit: May 15, 2010 14:34:27 GMT -4 by halen2020
I don't own Zidane, but I do own the sig I made which features him o-o Its my creation. Though Shiay and the others are definitely definitely not wrong in what they are saying.
Look, this has gone far enough off topic. If anyone would like me to make them an avatar, please say so. Otherwise, please refrain from posting. I am not going to respond to anymore arguments about who owns anything, nor will I respond to any arguments pertaining to the creation, distrubution, or download of ROMs. Finally, I will repeat what I said in my last post: I don't own content, I never did own content, and I never will own content, but things I created using said content DO belong to me, and if you don't believe me, call a lawyer.
May 17, 2010 12:51:54 GMT -4
Last Edit: May 17, 2010 12:58:16 GMT -4 by halen2020