IP rights and their importance in the creative industries

IP rights and their importance in the creative industries

Intellectual property is how people within the creative industries show how they differentiate between each others work. IP is important in 3D animation and modelling because if you misuse another animators IP then they have legal right to take action against you. it is also just insulting to try and pass another work off as your own. As a 3D animator/modeler i can say that i have a particle attachment to my work and it would just be upsetting to find someone stealing your work.

I personally don't feel that IP rights stifle creativity because when you feel like your in a bit of rut, there isn't anything wrong with using another persons work as a point of reference or inspiration as long as it is properly credited. With this in mind for me it is kind of encouraging as it forces you think more about alternative ways of modelling and animating. This kind of encouragement is great since it well push you to wither try and improve existing work or create something. 

IP rights is extremely important within 3D animation because you must know what is your and what isn't. Applying for a job with a 3D company or games studio is where IP mostly comes into play you have to make sure your work is properly marked as yours or what is to stop said company/studio from taking your work as there own but that is worst outcome, the best outcome would be that the company really likes your work but you have make sure you can prove that you made it or how do they know you can really do it. Any job opportunity can be ruined if you don't have your work properly marked as yours.