omgerd i want

He is for sale ^^
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6867147/

but one question, what makes it closed?

owns the species design, its copyrighted to them so if you want one you have to either buy one from them or if a owner of one sells their one with permission from the creator c:

no i mean what special features does it have that is copyrighted?

the entire species design

i mean u cant claim a furry dog

because those already exist, this is something original and new ^^

i just dont see what features are original

you have to look at the species as a whole

do you have a link?

This is what the artist has so far http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13498247/

I own the species, because it was created by someone who then sold the rights to the species to me
just like coynu owns dreamies
if you want to have a go about closed species, have a go at coynu
i wish you luck wading through that shitstorm

no to be a closed species, it should be uniqe enough to call it original, why cant i make a furry dog-horse similer to this and call it mine?

it's not a furry dog horse, though, its a zequine - which isn't actually part dog at all. it's a fantasy species based more on deer than a dog. make your own closed species if you want, they're fun!
they all have different markings and even features but I haven't made a lot yet or updated their info.
if you want to use that argument, again, rip off dreamies. but you wont go for a popular species, because you KNOW the shit you'll get for it.

If you make your own Zequnie/"furry dog horse" you are violating thegrandhighblood 's copyright which is a full on illegal thing to do

i was making a point taht is to genaric to be called a closed species but he doest want to listen

it doesnt matter how generic you may think it is, end of the day they are a copyrighted closed species that belong to thegrandhighblood

but that isnt a legal copyright so if i were to get in trouble, it does matter how generic it may be

its still thieving someones intellectual property

It's more the idea of the species itself. Yes it's a furry dog but that specific type of furry dog with that specific species name if made by that specific artist.

For example, I have a closed species of adoptables I sell from time to time: Кролик моря (literally translates to sea rabbit)
I have a rule set where nobody else can simply make their own Кролик моря when they please. I sell the adoptables and I also breed together ones that people have bought for their own cub versions, but they need to come to me for it rather than make them themselves.

Now does that mean that nobody on earth can create half rabbit half fish characters? Hell no. People have and will do so. But if I were to see my exact idea with the same name and somebody going 'i invented this', it becomes idea theft.
It would be akin to someone making a character that looked exactly like yours with the exact same name and calling it their own unique creation.


The copyright laws for digital art have a long way to go. It's almost impossible to determine intellectual ownership for something created online and they may never figure it out fully.

It's completely possible that someone out there somewhere created the idea for a russian sea rabbit based off of real world fish but with phosphorescent glands under the skin. It's also possible that they did it before me so it would look like I ripped them off. It's a big world out there and no idea is totally unique anymore.

But by selling adoptables from a 'closed' species, so long as there is no immediate knowledge of someone else with the same idea, it gives us a sense of control over our creations and ideas. Plus then people who buy these creatures get the sense that their purchase is unique and they are less likely to find a million of the same sort of creature owned by every random guy in the community.

If I were to pick up one of these 'Zequines', I could feel pretty sure that although I may find other fuzzy zebra dog characters out there, its not overly likely that the idea and name would be exactly the same.

Odds are, you won't get in trouble for making your own. There are no rules that say you can't copy someone's idea, or even sell said idea for profit. But at the end of it all, staying true to the closed species and not just mass producing them for yourself is, in a way, being respectful to the artist and their creative ideas. And really, respecting something that small and simple can make some great friends on here, as well as cutting down on a lot of potential drama! :)

*claps*
im interested in you sea rabbits now, time to hunt though your gallery ^^

i am plotting a new clutch, actually. :)
would you like me to drop you a line when theyre up? the ones in my gallery are already adopted out.

yes please ^^

Also, all drama aside, these are adorable ^_^

Thankyou ^^

He is for sale ^^
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6867147/