Hey guys,

some deviantArt community manager told me that it is against the European and US copyright laws to retouch a screenshot. That's what I have been doing in my Thread (Jadora's Tera Online Screenshot Retouches) and En Masse didn't contact me once saying it wasn't okay to do so. Some of the screenshots are from the fansite kit, some are found on the internet, some are screenshots taken by forum members or me. I made sure on deviantart that this is under every screenshot.

Screenshot from the game Tera Online

All rights go to ©2012 En Masse Entertainment Inc.

So... Am I still doing something wrong? I read up on it but it is just not clear If its okay when you say that all rights go to En Masse or If it is strictly forbidden under any circumstances to take a screenshot and modify it according to whatever you think is pretty. I can recall En Masse having a contest where you had to manipulate a screenshot so I am confused as to what is right or wrong. I'm not so worried about deviantart giving me crap but I don't want to upset Scapes or anyone else D:

confused greetings from

Jadora

From the ToS:

"You may not transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works from, modify, publish, or in any way exploit, any of the content contained on TERA "

That being said, you would be better off just asking EME directly, they like the attention and I don't think they would mind.

Edit 1: Just read what griffinsclaw posted..... that is odd. Did not think EME would be that strict.
Edit 2: wait according to that fan art, or any sort of drawing depicting anything with in the game is against the ToS.
Edit 3: According to the ToS the entire Art & Media section of the forum is against the rules.
Edit 4: Did EME read the KTERA ToS or did they babel fish it and "good enough"?
Edir 5: As well your thread has been around for a good month now, if EME wanted it gone it would have been dropped long time ago.

I think that is pretty standard cover your [filtered] language for ToS these days. It does not mean they plan to enforce it strictly. They just want coverage for when someone photoshops dongs on elins and pays to have the pictures put up in time square.

its just that i havent heard from EME on this matter. i dont know if theyre simply too busy to check on the art and media forums but my threads been hovering on page 1 for a long time and the title of the thread is not misleading as well.

im not making money by modifying their screenshots, im simpy doing it for fun and the heck of it.

Quote: Jadora on 2012-03-02 17:24:48 UTC - viewLike I said, they probably don't mind, but contact their support directly if you're worried. Don't ask on the forums. The information you get here is not from EME (unless one of the staff posts it) and you therefore can't guarantee it's accuracy.

did, now im just waiting for the answer, hope i dont get banhammered : D : l

Quote: Jadora on 2012-03-02 17:39:35 UTC - view

Good call, however after going over you thread you are technically not in violation of that ToS. As what you are doing is altering the color table of screen captures that people have takes during the CBT.

ungh i just hope they can answer me before deviantart tries to take my babies.

Quote: Jadora on 2012-03-02 17:49:00 UTC - view

Back it up to your desk top, and use photo bucket as a host. devi.Art can be quite bothersome poking their nose in places it dont belong.