If you benefit from our work financially, e.g. We don't have anything against Copyright in general, we simply believe we can do more good in the world by providing as much freedom as possible. Yes it's possible that unethical users can (and do) resell our work for their own profit, at the cost of unwitting customers who didn't know they were purchasing content they could get here for free.īut what the 3D industry as a whole gains from our work being so freely available is immeasurableģD art is also only the tip of the iceberg, we've heard from numerous data scientists, software developers, automotive engineers and AI researchers all using our assets in their work, which simply wouldn't be possible with more restrictive (even open source) licenses. We believe the benefits of using this license outweigh the obvious drawbacks for us as a business. More info: CC0 summary, CC0 wiki, CC0 FAQ. You can redistribute them, share them around, include them when sharing your own work, or even in a product you sell.You do not need to give credit or attribution when using them (although it is appreciated).You can use our assets for any purpose, including commercial work.

CC0 is a useful tool for clarifying that you do not claim copyright in a work anywhere in the world. Anyone can then use the work in any way and for any purpose, including commercial purposes Think of CC0 as the 'no rights reserved' option. Here's an excerpt from the CC0 FAQ page to clarify: Once the creator or a subsequent owner of a work applies CC0 to a work, the work is no longer his or hers in any meaningful sense under copyright law. Our assets are all licensed as CC0, which is effectively Public Domain even in jurisdictions that do not support the Public Domain. All assets ( HDRIs, textures and 3D models) on this site are the original work of Poly Haven staff, or artists who willingly and directly donate/sell their work to Poly Haven.

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