Massive DMCA take down

[puppi]

quick rundown of what i know SO far about dmca and takedowns and how to avoid them

AVATAR PICTURES, NAMES AND BIOS :

if ANYTHING about your avatar being a booth model is in the name of the avi or bio, they will take it down, this is most popular with shinano as ive seen the past year, but it can happen to other models

if a picture of your avi is in the profile, they will assume its their base (even if its a difff pic or not their base and dmca you

TEXTURES (not really dmca, but strict for takedown) :

from what i know, vrchat is able to download and look through your privs, I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THAT, but if your using a nsfw texture even tho ur avi is sfw, change it, they will take your stuff down

TAKE DOWNS ON NORMAL AVIS (not dmca) :

usually due to names, pictures or bios depicting nsfw or says nsfw, vrchat is soooo strict about this even in private avis

IN ALLL :

if you set up your booth models to be public and dont wanna be banned, dont make them public, these creators are like strawbunny type level crazy and will get your shit taken down and they have sued multiple people (and from what i know, won.) If you make them private and have any of the indicators listed, change it, make it less obvious, your way less likely to get flamed that way. If you make private avis aswell, DONT get in public lobbies with them, especially known public instances, there's so many avi creator goons jusst waiting to send proof and dmca you

models to look out for aas i knoww :

shinano
kumaly
milfy (usually bc of nsfw being big on milfy models, but yk i dont judge ig ;-;)
and
SOMETIMES manuka

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I REALLLYY hope this info helps, sorry for bad grammer, and if you want to anything else or i got something wrong please reply and lmk !!

overall, use sfw textures, make sure your avi pics arent of in unity, no bios indicate it being edits or haveing credits and if you dont wanna risk the ban - dont make em pub

[avatarofcorn]

"Please submit the following information from your purchase history"
Right. And I'm a Nigerian prince. Give me your bank account. /s

[TyeXO]

Yeaah just had another one of my Milltinas taken down last week. Weeks before that I had my first milltina taken down as well. Ive reuploaded them both without tags, so far, no DMCA. Smells like a bot to me.

[puppi]

@TyeXO it might be a bot, but if anyone has proof it is you can 100% sue them for that if anyone has the balls LOL

[TyeXO]

@puppi Waste of time XD. This is so dumb in my opinion tho, someone needs to be humbled and taken off their pretend throne lmao

[mel1242]

DMCA reports for Japanese-style avatars are handled by AVATARDMCA, which uses scripts to compile lists and submit takedown requests.

In my opinion, people in the Japanese community tend to be overly strict about rules and etiquette, which can be quite frustrating. They often say that avatars made by someone else should only be uploaded privately, and that avatars anime or games should not be used.

When they find out that someone has broken the rules, they often start criticizing them or trying to push them out under the pretext of “Caution”

Experienced players also tend to encourage beginners to purchase avatars on BOOTH.

[dolbaeb]

damn he just got my manuka i had up for years that i forgot about LOL

[SilvaMinotaur]

They tried with my Manuka as well recently. The fun part is that i have the commercial license and the avatar is private, so maybe if i file a report i can get his real name and yknow, sue the funny guy.

[TyeXO]

@SilvaMinotaur please do lol

[haruhisuzumiya]

they also dmca private avi ? that doesnt make sense