changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes

[Constance Peregrine]

http://www.cgtextures.com/content.php?a ... ensechange

By: jimmy buffett
1977
I took off for a weekend last month
Just to try and recall the whole year
All of the faces and all of the places
Wonderin where they all disappeared
I didn't ponder the question too long
I was hungry and went out for a bite
Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum
And we wound up drinkin all night

Chorus:
Its these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of our running and all of our cunning
If we couldnt laugh we would all go insane

Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places Ive been
Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure
Makes me want to go back again
If it suddenly ended tomorrow
I could somehow adjust to the fall
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
Ive seen more than I can recall

Chorus:
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands
If we couldnt laugh we would all go insane

I think about paris when Im high on red wine
I wish I could jump on a plane
So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin again
Oh, yesterdays over my shoulder
So I can't look back for too long
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me
And I know that I just can't go wrong

Chorus:
With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of my running and all of my cunning
If I couldnt laugh I just would go insane
If we couldnt laugh we just would go insane
If we werent all crazy we would go insane

[Dundridge Dreadlow]

from that small comment, they sound like an evil record company.
We own your stuff now, if we make a profit after advertising, expenses, rent, staff, tax, and oh, I dunno, petrol, air fares & lunch, we'll probably give you a small percentage till your contract expires and we no longer need to pay you. By the way, we're keeping your stuff.
Maybe the comment is misleading and they aren't planning anything evil at all.

[Dot Matrix]

So... to make it crystal clear what the thread is about, CG Textures (which many of us use) can no longer be uploaded to Second Life because of the latter's recent change in the Terms of Service.

Does this affect the use of CG Textures on OpenSim grids, including Kitely?

[Ada Radius]

As far as I know, Dot, we're allowed to use CG textures on OS grids, including Kitely, as long as the grid owner doesn't claim unrestricted rights on user content, as SL has just done. I have a subscription to CGTextures as a source too, though usually heavily modified before I put it on a prim. Great site, always has been easy to deal with on use licensing.
I'm thinking seriously about deleting all my created content iSL, trying to assess pros and cons. It's all exported and either in Kitely, SoaS, or on my hard drive so hmm. Kinda like closing the barn door after the asses have run off to chase chickens, but might make me feel better.
Ada

So... to make it crystal clear what the thread is about, CG Textures (which many of us use) can no longer be uploaded to Second Life because of the latter's recent change in the Terms of Service.
Does this affect the use of CG Textures on OpenSim grids, including Kitely?

[Sarge Misfit]

So... to make it crystal clear what the thread is about, CG Textures (which many of us use) can no longer be uploaded to Second Life because of the latter's recent change in the Terms of Service.

Does this affect the use of CG Textures on OpenSim grids, including Kitely?

CGTextures statements specifically names SL and LL and make no mention of any other grid in any way. That makes their policy applicable only to SL/LL and so we can continue to use their textures here.

Has anyone checked out teh changes made to SL's ToS? I mean the other sections beyond what CGTextures quotes. The bold font is my emphasis added.

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This is a truly disgusting piece of legality.