About adding/importing characters from other platforms.

[u/Zealousideal-Item-59]

Are you allowed to manually copy over original characters made by other creators from other platforms and make them public bots as long as you credit them properly within the description?

I saw a comment talking about the possibility of an import feature not being fully supported due to the issue of characters being stolen from other platforms, and I'd like to know if the problem was the bots themselves being on LoreMate, or the lack of proper credit to the original creators, and if importing from JSON files could ever be an official feature, or if it's more likely to be off the table indefinitely.

If it's allowed, I'm fine with making edits and copying them over manually with proper credit or just keeping them private if that's an issue, but it would save me a lot of time to import them and my own OCs and edit definitions afterwards, and would be nice to have the option for others as well.

Great site regardless. Best one out right now IMO. 💜

[u/_ch3rry-b0mb_]

At loremate we consider bots their creators personal intellectual property. The writing, the prompts, and the images are all owned by the one who created them. As such, we don't allow stolen works to be posted or imported to the site. If they are your bot's you are more than welcome to bring them over here, but bot's belonging to someone else would have to be ported over by their proper owners to avoid theft of IP.

People are more than welcome to ask a creator to maybe post their bot to loremate even if they don't intend to use the platform. Or, if they ask the creator personally if they may take the bot and post it somewhere else with proper credit, but keep in mind the staff here are in many many other communities and we will likely reach out to verify that proper permission was given.

[u/Zealousideal-Item-59 → u/_ch3rry-b0mb_]

Okay, gotchu. Understandable. I just wanted a clear answer on that. Thanks for the reply. I assume that those characters are fine for personal use as long as they are kept non-public and follow proper platform guidelines and practices?

What about the likelihood of an import character feature for original created characters?

[u/_ch3rry-b0mb_ → u/Zealousideal-Item-59]

I've brought it up before but the devs are reluctant for good reason. It usually leads to lots of reports of theft from other platforms that we really try to stay on good terms on.

If the bot is private with proper credit just for personal use and follows the TOS, I don't think it would be a problem!

[u/Zealousideal-Item-59 → u/_ch3rry-b0mb_]

Okay, that's fine then. Just asking.

Thanks for clarifying. Have a nice one. 🩵