Can I use the 3d models from google 3d warehouse in my games? Im not able to see any usage policies with the models which are available for download. Plz guide me Thanks

[Abhishek Shinde]

[LOGAN]

The copyright of the 3D models belongs to the individual modelers. You have to get permission/license from the modelers to use the 3D models.

[Freddi]

It's best to take a look at the terms of service for 3D Warehouse:
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/3dwh/tos.html

We cannot help you to interpret it (if you have doubts, consult a lawyer), but in section 11, especially 11.1 (c), it says:

By publicly posting or displaying the content you give other end users of the Services a perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute (subject to the restrictions set forth in Sections 11.4 and 20.3 of these Terms) any Content or derivative works thereof which you publicly post or display on or through the Services.

According to 11.1 (a) and 11.3 (a), modelers retain all copyright except that Google and other users are allowed to re-use and re-distribute the content, unless they explicitely put their work under a different license (but most modelers don't do this).

That means if a modeler doesn't mention a different license in the model description, it is under Google's royalty-free license of 11.1 (c). Unfortunately most modelers miss to mention any different license, but get angry if someone nevertheless uses their models.

Best is always to contact the owner to ask about permission, especially if you want to use the works in a commercial project. Most modelers have enabled a setting which shows an envelope icon next to the author's name on the model page.
I hope that helps ;-)

[Alejandro Barrera Millares]

Ayer vi algunos de mis modelos 3D para google Earth en el juego Flight Simulator X. Yo no se si eso es legal o no pero la verdad es que me sorprendio bastante.

2011/10/7 Freddi <fred...@yahoo.de>

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[Joshua]

Ask the modelers!  I've been asked and I was happy to share and happy that the person asked.

[Jeff Scylla]

I agree fully with Joshua. Some might make up for the game. For example, sometimes I am creating the Unreal Tournament. :)

[Aubrey Skelly]

I would go Balistic if someone used my models without asking me. I would allow as long as they were not making money our of them. I have been asked but the individuals had no good good reason for their use, so now I dont allow downloads. with the exception of a few for others to learn.but they are basic.

On 7 October 2011 23:19, Jeff Scylla <jeffs...@gmail.com> wrote:

I agree fully with Joshua. Some might make up for the game. For example, sometimes I am creating the Unreal Tournament. :)

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