07-16-2008, 06:05 AM
There is one point I think is very valid in this issue.
On tSR we have or had ZIP archives. Not a lot, only about two or three or something like that. In these ZIP archives there were separate tiles or sprites or whatever was in there. Those are rips submitted by someone. You can call a ZIP file a compilation of sprites, just like a sheet is a compilation of sprites.
I've worked with MUGEN, MUGEN makes use of one single file where all sprites are stored in. You can say that these files are a compilation of sprites. So, if we were to accept these MUGEN sprites, we should also accept sheets made from sprites from ZIP files.
We do allow rips from Macromedia Flash, however, only if they come from an official site. Fangames I believe are still not allowed. However, basically a MUGEN rip is a rip from a fangame. And here it doesn't matter if the sprites are custom or not, fact is that it's a fangame. It's actually the same reason why we disallowed fangame rips from Flash games, it's because we would be ripping sprites from someone who probably put a lot of effort in creating these sprites, and that without actually crediting them or even asking them whether or not it would be allowed.
So, in short, it should be a no, simply because we would actually go against our own ethics and beliefs.
On tSR we have or had ZIP archives. Not a lot, only about two or three or something like that. In these ZIP archives there were separate tiles or sprites or whatever was in there. Those are rips submitted by someone. You can call a ZIP file a compilation of sprites, just like a sheet is a compilation of sprites.
I've worked with MUGEN, MUGEN makes use of one single file where all sprites are stored in. You can say that these files are a compilation of sprites. So, if we were to accept these MUGEN sprites, we should also accept sheets made from sprites from ZIP files.
We do allow rips from Macromedia Flash, however, only if they come from an official site. Fangames I believe are still not allowed. However, basically a MUGEN rip is a rip from a fangame. And here it doesn't matter if the sprites are custom or not, fact is that it's a fangame. It's actually the same reason why we disallowed fangame rips from Flash games, it's because we would be ripping sprites from someone who probably put a lot of effort in creating these sprites, and that without actually crediting them or even asking them whether or not it would be allowed.
So, in short, it should be a no, simply because we would actually go against our own ethics and beliefs.