yes storm, if I did sell my business I may have to include my models in the purchase. Exceptions to this would be items which did not require an individual business license. As tax wise all "tools" and office supplies depreciate, so do they in the courts. Also I am able to sell my business and keep my computer and microsoft products for myself. That is a transfer of name title, not a transfer of property. I can use SilverMage or Lady SilverMage on any image I wish to. In so far as SilverMage Concepts is concerned the id's are interchangeable to the business. Not exactly trademarks, but they are the "signature" of the business. In the same manner that an author may buy their supplies on their credit card and use an alias in their writings. OIr actors use in the signing of their contracts although many of them have never legally changed their names, they still sign contracts using the name they are known by as it is accepted that they are one and the same. It is the consumers right to privacy that would imho weigh against anyone attempting to push the issue in regards to the use of handles. All safety rules regarding the internet specify privacy. Don't give out your real name and info. As far as contracts and aliases are concerned, the problem is more likely to occur if you use a non-legal alias (and that term has different meanings in court) in the signing or agreement of a contract, not if you use a legally purchased product under an alias. My county where I live doesn't issue a "business license" in the same manner that we had in Arizona. Instead they issue an AKA license. They tell you that your business name is a "fictitious name". So to get my "business name" registered I am required to register a "fictitious" name. So handles and fictitous names are not always considered by the courts to null and void out a contract. Unless of course you use a false identity in the agreement of a contract that you have never used in a legal aspect before, or have not set up the id as a legitimate part of the business. I agree, it is a grey area, but more than likely it would side towards the consumer who uses/purchases an item in good faith. I think that if steffyzz had approached blackhearted in a different manner then it would have been fine. Had she said, thank you for using my texture, I don't recognize your name as a purchaser and due to recent illegal activities regarding my product I am forced to be more careful, would you mind telling me what name you purchased th product under? The information will remain confidential" A refusal to do that would be suspicious. As it is not a big deal to tell a vendor what name you used to purchase a product, if approached i a civil manner. But to require that the same name be used is in this format ridiculous. In regards to other software, the difference here is that unlike software programs, models and such do not require registration. There no updates that are automatically sent out. There is very little technical support and it generally has more to do with installing right after purchase.

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