Is there anyway to instead just show that the character wasn't deleted and maybe the current owner? So if it went to the ownership page, but nothing about the character itself was shown. Would that be better than designers having full access, or would that still be a bit of an issue? I know I've given away some designs that ended up private and I do not care that they were, just that they belong to someone by not being deleted, and I imagine that the ownership page, or a thumbnail(That could be dummied out to the TH logo if privacy is that big of a concern.) and character name in the character list, with the usual sign of a hidden character by it, I have two hidden characters, that icon they have, the circle with the x in it. Or the lock if it is authorized access only.
But full access? Not really needed, so I can't support that fully. I think the ownership page visibility is good, or at least the transfer log being visible.
I have a habit of stalking my old designs to see where the ended up, just out of pure curiosity, but I noticed that sometimes the person they end up with puts them on private, and the design disappears from my design list completely. I noticed this when I kept old transfers in my notifications. It's fine if people want to keep their designs private, but I feel like the original creator should be able to see where they went at least? Even if it just takes you to the "ownership" tab.
Maybe I'm the only one who wants this? I like checking to see if my design eventually found a loving home, especially when they get art. It makes me proud and feel warm inside.
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Edit 1/17: I honestly mean no ill will with this suggestion, and I completely understand the argument against it, I won't argue. I think at very least it should still show up in the creator's design box, or perhaps an option on part of the design holder to give permission to the designer to see where, but not necessarily everything?
There's still flaws to this idea. I fully respect every down-vote
+1 for the visibility in my design tab because I need to make sure it's getting tracked correctly to avoid scam or any other unwanted problems
Just the icon is okay! It is very okay to make it invalid when you click them really that's what they call privacy but I surely need to know my design is still in the right hand
The only way to do this without violating the (very clearly expressed) privacy of the design's current owner is to simply display a placeholder in the "view all designs by this user" page. The placeholder would look like this:
This way, the number of designs by a user would be correct, but no-one would get any more information than the fact that the user has created a design that is not visible to the public.
A hasty edit: This would have to exempt characters currently owned by their creator, becuase otherwise practically everyone's design page would be filled with [Private Character].
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Honestly, I... have a mixed opinion regarding this suggestion? It's a good idea to keep track of the design, and you can view your own design, but on the other hand, the person who owns your design would feel like they're being stalked though? I think it's best to view your own design if it's not listed as private, or you can just view it on said design's ownership page. Overall, I'll just keep my vote as a neutral, unless it's been further discussed.
I'm seeing a very concerning sentiment in this thread.
The designer does not retain copyright once they've sold their design.
That is quite literally what they are selling. You can't sell something and still own it.
You own the art you made. Commercial rights are very much a grey area, but that doesn't come up often on places like toyhouse.
Once you have sold something, you don't own it any more. It isn't yours. Trading is still selling, legally speaking. You're still getting something in exchange for something else. Gifts are legally binding.
Once you tell someone else that the design is theirs, you lose all rights to it.