idragosani wrote: MyToons is pretty good but yeah... some of us still have a bad taste in our mouths over the Bauhaus fiasco.
... HD or not, it's not a "
bad taste" matter here, did you even read their 'terms of use" ???
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I can't imagine any serious author granting rights on his work "
... throughout the universe, in perpetuity" for peanuts !
and further, "Termination of Service" :
We may, at our sole discretion, delete or deactivate your account, block your e-mail or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the site or MyToons (or any part thereof), or modify or delete any text or other contributions to the site, immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Submitted Content within the site, for any reason, including if we believe that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. We will not be liable to you or to any third party for any termination of your access to or use of the site or MyToons. You agree not to attempt to use the site or MyToons after such termination.
The terms in Sections VIII, IX, X, XVI, XVII and XVIII shall survive any expiration or termination of these Terms of Use and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether you have ceased to use MyToons. We will have no obligation to retain any of your Submitted Content upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, but we may do so in our sole discretion.
and the last part :
By clicking the "Finish" button during the join process, and/or by continued use of this site, you acknowledge, just as if you have signed a written contract, that (1) you expressly agree to do business with us electronically for the matters covered by this Agreement and (2) you have read this Agreement in its entirety and agreed to abide by its terms and conditions.
by these terms, you won't do "business" with them, you only allow them to do business with your work,
...and for eternity ! a little distinction ...
at a pinch, it could be OK for demo-reel, penciltest, trailer, or short sample of your WIP,
but in NO case a whole movie in high res.
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