Hello People. So I have a question. If Someone made textures for a department for private use, and I decided to make my own for public use, Is that ripping that person's work? Or am I entitled to make items from the same department that is owned by neither of party? 

If someone makes textures based off of a real department they can not restrict use of it. If the texture is a made up design by that person it is their idea and you would need to ask permission to use the design. The same applies for names, Los Santos, San Andreas, New York, Las Vegas and any other names from games or real life can not be restricted by a texture developer as they aren't owned by that person, however if this person made the name of the town, city, state, country or whatever else it would be that is their Idea and you would need permission to use it.

It's not ripping that person's work as long as you don't take a part of that person's work and use it in your own creations. But making things of the same department, as long as you made it yourself, is fine. Anybody can make as many decals for one department. There's no issue with that.

Mud brought up good points, such as if the texture is an original design or original idea and if the name is original and was made by someone. In those cases you do need permission.

Edited January 19, 20215 yr by komo
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