Guidelines for Mature Content in the Marketplace (2019)

Guidelines for Mature Content in the Marketplace (2019) - UPDATED

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By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Guidelines for Publishing Restricted Content - UPDATED

Date: 2019/11/18

The Reallusion Marketplace is a public place aimed at all age groups including school children. Please take into consideration when publishing content that not everyone is fully open-minded and some more conservative visitors to your stores may be offended by explicit adult content. Therefore, if you intend to publish content that is considered mature or adult-themed, which will be classified as RESTRICTED CONTENT, you must obey our guidelines below:

1. The Reallusion Marketplace will filter all RESTRICTED CONTENT by default. Unless user agrees to enable the “Restricted Content” area, the Marketplace will not show any restricted content. Although we allow mature and adult-themed content to publish in Marketplace, Vendor must not breach the terms and conditions of Reallusion Content Developer Agreement. In our Content Developer agreement, we state that Vendor must not publish any sort of pornographic material.

2. All mature and adult-themed content should be checked as “Restricted Content” in Vendor's content management page before published. If Vendor fails to do so, the restricted content will be removed by Reallusion without prior notice and Vendor will receive a warning letter from Reallusion Developer Center on the 1st offence. If Vendor makes a 2nd offence on this regulation, Vendor's developer membership at Reallusion will be disqualifed for one year and Vendor's store will be closed simultaneously.

3. Commercialization for RESTRICTED CONTENT that is deemed to be pornography will be considered in breach of our Content Developer Agreement and risks being removed regardless if it's “RESTRICTED CONTENT”. Vendor may show nudity (without genitalia) and the nipples of a male or female but note that censored boxes and such over private parts are not allowed. Also, the use of real-life naked male or female images is strictly prohibited. Please be tasteful at all times and use non-sexual descriptions.

4. If genitalia is included in your content, you can not show it in any promo image. Only in the description and pack including information and limit it to a 3 to 4 word footnote.

5. Motion clips that depict sexual acts are also strictly prohibited. Vendor may sell motion clips that include romantic or affectionate animations but sexual acts are a complete no-no and will be removed immediately.

6. Do not include naked images of child characters for sale. All child characters being sold in the Marketplace should be shown clothed in at least underwear in any promotional images.

By Sergey Stepanov - 7 Years Ago

Tell me why you should not do motion on this subject, I don't show the genitals. If you do only the description and not to include the trial version, and preview images to keep only the name and the sign 18+. I remade the bags that way. Why are movements strictly prohibited? After all, pornography is a public demonstration of the sexual act together with the genitals and the rest goes as erotic. Can you then make a section in the market 18+. ? Sorry for my English, working through an interpreter.

By Pixtim - 7 Years Ago

To be sure.. We agree that for this we are hardly in eroticism? And even, rather in the practical aspect of clothing?

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By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Sergey Stepanov (5/7/2019)

Hi Sergey

As is explained in the guidelines we wish to keep the Marketplace a family friendly place where all age groups can visit and where parents don't have to worry about what their children may be seeing. For this reason, we do not allow motion packs to be sold that show explicit sexual acts. Unfortunately, this includes the packs you have been selling previously.

By Sergey Stepanov - 7 Years Ago

Well, then I have to make my own portal for the sale of content.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

just to make it clear...
we can post "anatomical" content, but promo have to be censured, or anatomical prohibitedat all?

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

the ban principle is unclear ... then the other "producers of genitalia" have to be banned too, now its not fair

By Samuraisouru - 7 Years Ago

Hi....Can we sale sexy positions ??? Bending and thinks like that ???

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Sergey Stepanov (5/7/2019)

Well, then I have to make my own portal for the sale of content.

That is not permitted under the current licensing terms. Content that is in Reallusion's proprietary formats can only be sold in the Reallusion Content Store or Marketplace.

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Anna Mironova (5/10/2019)

just to make it clear...
we can post "anatomical" content, but promo have to be censured, or anatomical prohibitedat all?

This is explained in the guideline number 3.

3. If your character includes realistic genitalia you may mention this in the description, but please do not include images, even those blurred or censored.

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Anna Mironova (5/13/2019)

the ban principle is unclear ...

What is unclear? Please let me know and I'll try to clarify for you. :)

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Silviu Caraba (5/19/2019)

Hi....Can we sale sexy positions ??? Bending and thinks like that ???

If you mean like glamour model poses then yes that is fine. If you mean sexual positions then no.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

What is unclear? Please let me know and I'll try to clarify for you. :)

OK then please explain to me why those models are alowed

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and my models are not?

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I changed all the promotional pictures and even names.
My models have the same meaning as those that you allowed.Or unlock my models or block those models so it will be fair

By Sergey Stepanov - 7 Years Ago

Please give me an answer to the question why then there are such movements and poses in the market?

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By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Anna Mironova (5/20/2019)

What is unclear? Please let me know and I'll try to clarify for you. :)

As I pointed out in my previous reply you shouldn't be using blurred out images. If you are selling a full character just include images of the character clothed in a discreet way such as in swimwear or underwear and you should be fine. Once you have made the changes contact the content team and they will check the changes to see if they are acceptable.

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Sergey Stepanov (5/21/2019)

Please give me an answer to the question why then there are such movements and poses in the market?

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Sergey please don't post further links or images from packs which you feel are in breach of the new guidelines on the forum. If you wish to report content that is available in the Marketplace, please use the Report link on the product page or contact me via personal message.

The content you have reported so far will be checked and removed if found to be in breach of the new guidelines. Please note that one of the packs you reported contained insulting poses (flipping off etc.) and not sexual poses as you claimed.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

I have changed all of the blured promo, could you please tell me whom exactly do i have to write? to support or there is any other mail or contact?

By Lord Ashes - 7 Years Ago

Suggestion: It would be nice if it was possible to publish items without having them show up in the Marketplace search.

I have a couple of items, requested by customers, which are on the edge of what is allowed. They don't show anything sexual or graphic but they are definitely adult themed (i.e. adult sex toys). In order to try to keep these out of Market place searches a much as possible I published only an overview page which linked to these items. The overview page did not have any adult content and clearly states that only users who are interested in adult theme content should follow the links. Originally the individual content items were hidden so that they would not appear in Marketplace searches. The idea was that only customers with interest in adult content would follow the links but the items would not show up in Marketplace searches.

However, in the end, I needed to unhide the individual contents because, while hidden, it was possible (with the correct link) to see the content but it was not possible to buy it. Trying to buy it gave a "Not Available For Purchase" message.

While I completely support Reallusion's Marketplace content policy, it could be useful to have an option to publish an item but not have it show up in Marketplace searches. This would allow more risque items to be use with this option so anyone searching the Marketplace will not accidentally run into them but it still allows users to create link pages to their more risque content for new customers, who are interested, to find such content.

For an example of a link page, you can see my Dark Desires Portal page (https://marketplace.reallusion.com/dark-desires-portal). As you can see, the link page is totally safe to view (since it contains no adult content or graphic nature) but it provides a link to a second page which has links to the individual adult themed contents. If it was possible to keep the individual items hidden but still allow users to buy it, when they are presented with a link to the content, the Marketplace would remain completely clean but users would still be able to sell adult themed content.

Again, I am not suggesting using this to sell pornographic content...I am suggesting this for content that is still within the Reallusion guidelines but that could be more risque for some users.

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Anna Mironova (5/21/2019)

I have changed all of the blured promo, could you please tell me whom exactly do i have to write? to support or there is any other mail or contact?

You should have received an email notifying you of the removal of your content. Please reply to that email, but if you have any problems, let me know and I'll check the situation with the Content team.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

unfortunatelly i have not got any mails, my content was just paused without any notification
i have wrote to support asking them to pass it to content team

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

Anna Mironova (5/22/2019)
unfortunatelly i have not got any mails, my content was just paused without any notification
i have wrote to support asking them to pass it to content team

Hi Anna

I have now amended the guidelines for mature content. Unfortunately, it has now been decided to stop the selling of avatars with realistic sexual organs (genitalia) in any form. This sadly means that your content as it is can no longer be sold in the Marketplace.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

what i see for now - only mine are forbiden and others are still aviable

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

We will be going through all content that breaches the new mature content guidelines. The guidelines apply to everyone.

By Andrés Moya - 7 Years Ago

Peter (RL) (5/26/2019)

We will be going through all content that breaches the new mature content guidelines. The guidelines apply to everyone.

Fair enough

By toppro77 - 7 Years Ago

I for one am glad to see that Reallusion has taken a stand on this. There were too many content packs over the years that have attempted to make money from impure and objectionable content. Kudos to the Reallusion team for cleaning up the marketplace and enforcing these guidelines.

By Haratio - 7 Years Ago

I am a new CC3/iClone7/Crazytalk8 user. I mean like 3 weeks. I have tons of learning to do on these programs, and a whole lot to learn about selling content on this Content Developer Market. I was looking into the Incubation Program, but I think I just want to get started going this route.
I have 3D Modeled in Blender for years. mostly airplanes and ships, like the ones on War Thunder and World of Warships. I have played a turn based RPG game called Disciples for over 20 years. I am also studying game programing and design. I have tinkered with Daz for about 5 years now and just recently been learning Z Brush and 3D Coat from courses.
I have made some Swords/Axes/Shields and props of that nature on Blender and textured them in 3D Coat. I am very impressed with the CC and iClone systems. I love the Daz models, except that the models themselves dont seem to cost much, but the Import licenses are well, expensive. I could have spent thousands of dollars just to make a game with Daz characters.
I also noticed that there is a lot of 3D Pornographic content online and 99.9% of it is produced with Daz and Rendrotica content. It is what it is. I think though that the Guidelines that Reallusion has set forth for their content store and marketplace is solid and well explained. I personally dont have any intentions to model any Avatar/character that anyone should be able to find offensive, unless a tad of cleavage or legs offends them.
Exmample:

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/949b5777-24b8-42f5-8395-de14.png

This is a character that I made with CC3 and products from the Marketplace and or Content Store.
I dont think this is Erotic, or Obscene, but some one that is Amish may beg to differ. They may also be put off by the fact that the character is based on being a demon, and or related to Hell/Satanistic themes.
To me, and to a potential customer, My intent is for this to appear as a slightly sexy female demon character that can be used in a game as a NPC, or a Hero Class for the Demon faction (because some games let you play those factions).
Now I also made another character that I still think is in the Guidelines, However I could see how it teases the line so close that it would probably be ok to sell, but not put the pics in the advertising shots so younger, or religious individuals that are browsing the market place or content store wouldn't have the images thrown in their face.

By Haratio - 7 Years Ago

PS
This is the character I made that I thought is in questionable attire for promotion pics, but I think would be ok to play in a game, as long as you are not letting your preteen children playing it. Now from the front she is a tad scad and its kind of up to the perceiver. I have seen worse in World of Warcraft. I think though that the hind shot is a minor concern though. It is covered, yet it is open on the sides. It is like a reverse breast cleavage effect and could be viewed as sexy, and or lewd depending on ones opinions.
What I am saying though is I think that using this profile in an image to put on the content store or marketplace would be in poor taste, and or not needed. Anyone who is interested in the character for images or to play in a game would probably not find this offensive and would have a somewhat good idea of what the back would look like based on the clothing that is presented from the front profile.
I have seen many barbarian/native female warrior outfits on Daz that amount to being basically armored, or leather bikini's and I dont believe that I have seen any of them displayed with (Ass Shots, IE) the women on their hands and knees with their posterior area's pointed at the camera angle. No lascivious poses. They dont need to use them to sell the product. You can see that it is a scant article of clothing. It doesn't need to be demonstrated.
Anyway I hope that everyone who decides to become a Content Developer can come to peaceful and understandable terms with Reallusion over the (Adult Content) guidelines. The old saying goes that Sex Sells, but you and I dont need to sell it here. If you feel like you 1. need to. 2. have to. or 3. want to, then go the Rendrotica and make models for them, and or set up your own website/webstore and sell it there.
So happy modeling/animating. Good luck with your future endeavors, and have a great day. I have some modeling to do. Haratio Fales. CEO Blue Dragon Models.

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By Haratio - 7 Years Ago

I see that most of this issue went down about 4 months ago. I hope that it all worked out well in the end for you. I am just starting out on here. I have just a few props that I wish to present like A Midieval weapons pack. I noticed that there is only about 5 on here now, and none of them look like the ones that I have modeled. I want to make some avatars also for iClone, but I will see how that works out.
I am working on learning hair, and outfits also.
I guess time will tell. Have a nice day and keep on modeling.

By TonyDPrime - 7 Years Ago

I am not a creator but I am a buyer.
And I have very good news for you, RL -- I NEVER saw anything offensive in Marketplace - PERIOD.

But, RL - consider making an adult-aged store section if your aim is to hide content from younger viewers, but encourage vendor participation.
Rather than eliminating vendors via a close-ended policy, invite creators to move their stuff in this adult-aged section.
Video games do the same thing, they have a rating. Then restrict the purchasability based on an age adherence attestation. (ie - I attest that I am over the age of....etc...)

I have a feeling there are 0.00% underage users!

On that note, maybe make an iClone JR? One very simple, to allow old and younger users alike to try out?
Make an app free on the iPad or something. And then sell content in the app store, Fortnite Style!!!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!

By mr_vidius - 7 Years Ago

TonyDPrime (9/11/2019)

TonyDPrime, i happen to agree with you. i never saw anything offensive in the marketplace. but as of this subject about an adult section.. well.. be very careful, or
the self righteous will come after you! LOL although i'm confined to just the RL store and marketplace, i do look around at other places. and i find 95% do have an
adult section. matters not thought.. RL charges big $$$ for stuff. but i doubt making of $$$ is any real concern, because they never seem to finish what they start (example: particles,
popcorn FX, etc) and making an adult section is too much of a hassle i guess. the customer demand for realism in rendering and products is high. but who cares about the customer?
however.. with that being said.. i do agree with keeping the main site family friendly. but a secure age restricted adult section would comply with the realism demand. there is a fear out there that
somebody is going to make porns LOL.. yet that stuff is all over the video game world. and even in the public schools. :D so like.. what is the big deal?

not long ago.. before the great censorship purge of the marketplace. there was a heated discussion about things like wankers and clams on characters. and i was amazed
at the potty mouths screaming thru the forest about such things. even a simple belly button caused outrage. i am surprised they allow the female characters to have those bumps on their
chest. hummm come to think about it.. in CC you can make them bigger or smaller.. anyway.. i'm going to stop here.. and say no more...

good luck trying to have realism..

vidius LOL

By ultimativity - 7 Years Ago

This policy is unfortunate for us filmmakers. I have no need for genitalia in my films. But feature films aimed at adults will include not only affection, but also sex scenes. Banning sexual motions forces us to find them elsewhere and import them. Then we have to adjust the motions to the characters. It is unfortunate that some societies wish to prohibit depictions of such a fundamental human behavior. But I endorse suggestions here for a “mature “ section in the marketplace.

By Peter (RL) - 7 Years Ago

IMPORTANT:

Please note we have updated our Guidelines for publishing mature content in the Reallusion Marketplace. Please refer to the first post in this thread to find the new updated guidelines.

By Anna Mironova - 7 Years Ago

what about an old content?
that was paused
i have changed all of the promo and checked "Restricted Content"
what do i have to do now to remove paused status?

By Dorothy Jean - 7 Years Ago

Hello,

Just to make sure i'm understanding the new update with "Restricted Content" -
Even if we mark it as restricted we still cannot sell a body with realistic genitalia that has morphs, is this correct? I just want to make sure i'm reading it right.

By Samuraisouru - 6 Years Ago

So why dont you create a type of key for Restricted Content ? Because is not normal to mix up adults with money together with kids who have no money to buy thinks from Reallusion Market .....Kids dont have money to buy from the market shop any way ( adults buy thinks for those kids ,so the adults can see what they buy for their kids ) ..... I think this have little bit no sens...

By Samuraisouru - 6 Years Ago

I really don't know why Reallusion do this .... Kids don't have no money to buy thinks any way ...The family of those kids will need to buy for their kids so they can see what the little kid is looking to buy .... In my opinion i think ,more Reallusion try to force people to not do thinks ,more the members will try to do intentionally ... If is not in sale outside from the sale 100% sure ...

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

Dorothy Jean (12/21/2019)

A bit late but that is correct. :Whistling:

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

Silviu Caraba (2/22/2020)

It has nothing to do with Kids purchasing content. We want to keep the Marketplace a safe place for anyone to visit where they won't come across pornographic or explicit material.

By Dorothy Jean - 6 Years Ago

Peter (RL) (2/24/2020)

Dorothy Jean (12/21/2019)

A bit late but that is correct. :Whistling:

I think they might want to make this more clear because stuff like this is being sold as we speak.

By TonyDPrime - 6 Years Ago

As a buyer, I can say no one ever complained or was offended about the content being there.
You know how I know? - because that same person, or collective of people, would have also complained about military based stuff - pistol moves, guns, weapon, etc, lest they be hypocrites...
I mean really, there are so many sites on internet that are a buzillion times worse than seeing some iClone avatar with blurred out body parts.
NOBODY cares.

Kids and families do not visit the iClone Content store-marketplace. They play Fortnite and watch Amazon / Netflix.
I mean, I didn't even know that user-generated marketplace even existed until much later into me being a user, and I have iClone!

So on that note, RL do this-
Make a kid-friendly iOS apps for easy animations - a scaled down super-easy iClone and CC3.
Then invite everyone in this thread, who can't sell their content due to new restrictions, to instead create kid-friendly content as in-app purchases for the iOS apps!
$$$$$$$$!!!!!
Hey, everyone else is doing it, RL! Just ask Fortnite.

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

Dorothy Jean (2/25/2020)

I think they might want to make this more clear because stuff like this is being sold as we speak.

Hi Dorothy

If you know of any Marketplace stores still selling content that breaches these new guidelines, please can you send me the links by private message. Thanks.

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

TonyDPrime (2/26/2020)

I mean really, there are so many sites on internet that are a buzillion times worse than seeing some iClone avatar with blurred out body parts.
NOBODY cares.

Totally incorrect Tony. If nobody cares why do we get complaints about it. :ermm:

By TonyDPrime - 6 Years Ago

Peter (RL) (2/26/2020)

TonyDPrime (2/26/2020)

I mean really, there are so many sites on internet that are a buzillion times worse than seeing some iClone avatar with blurred out body parts.
NOBODY cares.

Totally incorrect Tony. If nobody cares why do we get complaints about it. :ermm:

What complaints...No users ever complain on the forum. Was it internally, like developers complained?
The users only complain about mirrors, Indigo, and Dynamic Appearance Editor.

By TonyDPrime - 6 Years Ago

Peter (RL) (5/1/2019)

You know, after actually reading this, RL is actually pretty fair with what is being allowed. And, theoretically, you could have, without actually posting a literal link, a description to a link to an outside website and just show images there instead.
BUT my eyes noticed this one above, #5....this did not come from any complaint. The term "no-no" is totally an inside person voicing their own descriptive take.

You know, the problem with all this is it unintentionally presents the question of product-line viability.
Because one could buy any range of products, only to have them banned and made incompatible because at any point an outside force may enter the equation and deems it to be discontinued.
It goes beyond restricted materials. And, in this case it even pauses $ from going to RL!!!!

By animagic - 6 Years Ago

I think this whole issue is just silly as it seems to be aimed at a particular aspect of human behavior. What has struck me over the years is that it seems to be OK to sell products that promote violence. I think there is an inconsistency here. If you want to be goody two shoes, be so across the board. Of course, such a stand would have serious repercussions of selling to the gaming community, so it would not be in the best commercial interest of RL.

Ah well, why do I even bother?...:unsure:

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

TonyDPrime (2/27/2020)

The users only complain about mirrors, Indigo, and Dynamic Appearance Editor.

If only that were true. :Whistling:

By Dorothy Jean - 6 Years Ago

I'm making some lingerie, does this have to marked as restricted content? And one style has an open bra area so the bottom half of the breast is showing but the nipples are covered. Is a photo like this OK to post as a thumbnail and marketing photos/video? I can post a photo here of just the cloth without the character as an example. I would really like to showcase the photos with a character to really show what this looks like though. Please let me know if this A: needs to be restricted or B: If not, would it be OK to have the character wear this in the marketing photos. Thanks to anyone who can answer this!

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/a7256444-bb76-4edc-91c6-df79.png

By Sergey Stepanov - 6 Years Ago

I support this question! I also have open underwear with undressing animation both by the heroine herself and when the partner removes the underwear from the heroine. What criteria are used in this case?

By TonyDPrime - 6 Years Ago

Peter (RL) (2/27/2020)

TonyDPrime (2/27/2020)

The users only complain about mirrors, Indigo, and Dynamic Appearance Editor.

If only that were true. :Whistling:

This is the thing that makes me doubt the complaint logic.
Let's assume response is given to complaints:
FUNCTION A: 1 compliant A = 1 action taken to address complaint A

So users complain about adult themed content, and so policy is set up to address those complaints.
FUNCTION A: 1 compliant against adult themed content = 1 action taken to address adult themed content

But then we have users, even in this thread alone, complaining in the other direction
So I will apply the same logic
FUNCTION A: 1 complaint against restrictive guidelines = 1 action take to address against restrictive guideline

But this did not happen here...so I don't think complaints drive this, otherwise counter-complaints would be addressed equally. It more looks like an inside business decision to do this.
But I get it, Unreal marketplace is loaded with FPS content, and not much in the realm of adult.
I don't even really care myself, I care more about future developments and releases with CC3. But it does come off unbalanced and unfair, and almost quite dismissive of the developers here.
I guess to them I say don't blame RL, blame Fortnite.
Because you can best believe if Fortnite was an adult themed game played by adults the developers in this thread would be highlighted as Spotlight Developers.

By Peter (RL) - 6 Years Ago

Dorothy Jean (2/28/2020)

Hi Dorothy

I already replied to your PM about this but to reiterate I don't see any problem with a character wearing this in your promotional material. Problems are only likely to occur if the promotional images show nudity or if the character is posed in an overtly sexualized way. :)