What are the rules of TDA/Sour/YYB/Cham/Montecore models? What do these rules mean? How can I avoid breaking them?
Rules of Common MMD Models…
…and How to NOT Break Them
TDA, Sour, YYB, Cham, and Montecore are some of the most popular model types people like to use for models, but some of their rules can be confusing and are often broken (whether intentional or not). So here is a basic rundown of all of these model types’ rules, referencing directly from their original README.
TDA:
- The vocaloid models must be used in a way that follows the Piapro Character License
- TDA is not responsible for any damages that’s been caused by the models
- If you want to use models with TDA parts for commercial use (making any kind of money off of it), you need to get permission from both Crypton Future Media Inc. and TDA
- Editing is allowed, but there are some limits:
- You don’t need permission to edit
- Remove the CRYPTON logo on the ankle if it’s present, simply replace the body texture with body00_MikuAp.tga
- If you distribute your edit, you must include both the Japanese and English TDA ReadMe along with it, call your edit TDA Styled ______, and credit TDA along with the editors.
- You cannot redistribute the original model without editing
- You cannot edit the model into a base
- This includes both swimsuit bases and naked bases
- You cannot use a TDA part on a non-TDA model
- This rule is okay to break IF you’re editing the model for a picture or video where TDA Append Miku is the main focus, but the edited model CANNOT be redistributed
- You cannot take parts from models that don’t allow editing and attach them to a TDA model
- You cannot use this model for R18, political, religious, spreading hate, violating public order, or claiming the model as your own.
- Please respect TDA’s models and decisions!
(ReadMe from May 30,1013)
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Sour:
- Sour is not responsible for any damages that’s been caused by the models
- Editing is allowed, but there are some limits:
- You cannot use a Sour part on a non-Sour model
- Unlike TDA, there are no exceptions to this rule
- If you distribute your edit, you must include the Sour ReadMe as well as your own ReadMe along with it.
- You cannot use a Sour part on a non-Sour model
- You cannot use this model for commercial use (making any kind of money off of it), R18, political, religious, spreading hate, violating public order, or claiming the model as your own.
- Basically, have common sense, don’t use the model for anything that would go against it.
- Please respect Sour’s models and decisions!
(ReadMe from March 26, 2019)
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YYB:
- Editing is allowed, but there are some limits:
- You cannot use a YYB part on a non-YYB model
- Unlike TDA, there are no exceptions to this rule
- If you distribute your edit, you must include the original YYB ReadMe and credit YYB, as well as label your edit as “YYB Styled Edit _____”.
- Refrain from using game rip parts on YYB models
- If you do use game parts, don’t distribute it publicly.
- You cannot use a YYB part on a non-YYB model
- You cannot use this model for commercial use (making any kind of money off of it), R18, violent, or religious use.
- User cjpaoshen/粥粥亻/南瓜菌 cannot use YYB models.
- Please respect YYB’s models and decisions!
(ReadMe from August 27th, 2017; Terms update from December 28th, 2017)
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Cham:
- Cham is not responsible for any damages that’s been caused by the model
- You can edit the model and distribute your edit
- Redistributing an original Cham model without editing is not allowed
- You cannot use this model for commercial use (making any kind of money off of it)
- Follow guidelines of the website you’re using the model on, have common sense
- Please respect Cham’s models and decisions!
(ReadMe from December 26, 2016)
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Montecore:
- You can edit the model and distribute your edit
- You cannot use this model for commercial use
- If you use this model for R18, you need to mark your work as R18
- Montecore’s Luka model cannot be used to depict a romantic relationship with a male character
- Please respect Montecore’s models and decisions!
(ReadMe from December 1, 2011)
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Model creators…
… put in a lot of time and effort into their models, and they give it out to the MMD community for free. We need to start paying more attention to these modeler’s rules and respect them. More and more modelers are taking down their models and hiding them behind layers of passwords because of those that disrespect their terms. We are able to download these models for free, don’t take it for granted. Make it a point to READ those ReadMe.txt files included in your model’s folder so that you know the creator’s permissions… translate the ReadMe.txt file if you need to.
Please see LearnMMD’s “Keep the Faith-MMD” page to see a solid write-up about our responsibilities as MMDers who are downloading and using the original art of other artists.
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