Protection Against Skin-Stealers

So i’ve recently seen other people with skins i’ve made, while i never gave them out. A friend of mine informed me it’s because of a ‘skin stealer’ software that steals other players skins and capes.

So i would like if hive could work to improve or add a safe-guard against this. I wouldn’t be so angry about others using my skins if they just asked if they could use them. But since they don’t and just steal them, it’s basically plagiarism. I spent countless hours making these skins, so i’m sure anyone could understand why this might be really frustrating.

I would be most grateful for hive to fix this issue, and i would be willing to talk about any other suggestions to help fix this problem if anyone has any. Thank you.

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Um I don’t think the hive can fix this on there end and why would they go out and make a software for one person

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Why do you care exactly?

it isnt just one person, and im sure they can make some sort of guard against it

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um, because people are stealing my skins, that i worked several hours on

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So? Isnt that a complement that people like your skin and want to use it

i get paid for making skins for people… they are stealing them for free. its like saying to a store after you steal something there, “isnt it a compliment that people like your wares, and want it?”

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not really

i dont think the hive can fix this, even though it is an issue. you can try and not wear as many different ones (have a main, then some for holidays). like dont constantly change you skin if youre worried about it being stolen

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the only thing i wish these people could do, is just be decent people and actually ask instead of stealing it. then we wouldn’t have to worry about this, or have to defend against skin thieves. part of the reason i switched from console to pc, was that others wouldn’t wear skins that are exactly like mine, and now these people are ruining it.

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How do you know the person you sold the skin to didn’t just put it on skindex or something

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these skins you can’t put on skindex for one, and for two, these skins i made only for me that i see stolen.

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Sorry to hear about this. I can imagine how frustrating that must be. Hopefully something can be done about it. Good luck.

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Quoting the Minecraft EULA here:

If you make any content available on or through our Game, you agree to give us permission to use, copy, modify, adapt, distribute, and publicly display that content. This permission is irrevocable, and you also agree to let us permit other people to use, copy, modify, adapt, distribute, and publicly display your content. You are not giving up your ownership rights in your content, you are just giving us and other users permission to use it.

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But the OP isn’t making the skin available in the game. It’s just for whoever they made the skin for.

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this is important, i truly hope there is improved anti-cheat for players using clients in of the hub to steal skins, without consent or permission.

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This is an issue, but… how?
When I say how I mean how will it be fixed?

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I don’t think this is something the Hive can fix. And yeah minecraft EULA has terms on it sooo…

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