User blog comment:CreatorTheta/How dead is RWBY?/@comment-4010415-20190106210413

"stolen models"

1. It's actually entirely likely that they didn't steal models. I have yet to get anyone who has brought up the topic to give me proof that the models either were not purchased or were taken and used in a way that went against the rules that the creator set out.

See, here's the thing... Remember the Paladin mech in Volume 2? That was purchased. Some of us even found the website on which you can buy that specific model.

What about the models that look like MMD models? You can actually purchase MMD models, too. There's a website you can buy them from, though it's hard to navigate if you can't read Japanese, unfortunately. The user whose models that people accused CRWBY of stealing actually sells models on that website, by the way.

So, yeah, the problem we're having here is that a lot of people just aren't thinking about the possibility that CRWBY bought those models, rather than stealing them, and I have yet to be given proof that they were, in fact, stolen.

This is beside the fact that many MMD models are put up for download for free in the first place, and each individual user sets out their own rules for how those models are used. If they don't specifically say it's against their rules for someone to use their MMD model in a webshow that earns money, then did Monty even do anything wrong with that specific model? Again, every time the topic gets brought up, nobody addresses my questions about this.

2. Even if some models were stolen, the accusations revolve around Team RWBY and Adam, which were initially used in the Red, White, Black, and Yellow Trailers, the production of which Rooster Teeth had no involvement outside of voice acting! The Red and White Trailers were exclusively made by Monty Oum, and the Black and Yellow Trailers were exclusively made by Monty Oum and Shane Newville. So if any of those models were actually stolen, who's to say that Rooster Teeth had any knowledge about it? The responsibility would fall on Monty Oum, not Rooster Teeth.