Creatures was designed and created by Cyberlife The intellectual property belongs to those they sold it to, and subsequent companies it was sold it to. It has been over 25 years since its release and although it has been re-released by other companies it is effectively Abandonware Any cobs, creatures, worlds, art or programs made for this game fall under fair use and cannot easily be copyrighted. The developers kindly allowed and encouraged their fans to freely create things for their games and share them. Although it would be nice to ask permission to edit or upload every single file I share on this site, it would not be practical. The game is very old, and many of the websites have fallen into disuse and collecting these files is a matter of preservation. I would like to sincerely apologise to anyone upset by this.
I have
received very, very few complaints in the twenty years I have had this
policy, and those I have had, have been very polite. 99% of my feedback has been very positive and grateful that I share freely without adverts or even a membership system.
I
would like to point out that my website is largely a digital museum for
the preservation of these artefacts, and not a money making scheme, or a concious attempt to portray them as my own creations. I have never made any profit on anything I have uploaded, and do it purely for the joy of it.
I try to provide files as is, and do my best to give full credit to the creator and
always provide links to their website, if it is defunct I have linked to the
archived version on Wayback Machine or similar.
I
always try to give due credit on every upload of my own, and am concious
that my contributions, like all others, are based on earlier ones. Virtually everyone in the community is perfectly
fine with borrowing code and sharing creations, as can be seen in such a profusion of creativity surrounding the series. This
goes both ways, I myself am happy when people share and
modify my creations, even if they find flaws! I have seen much copying
of code between various cobs for example, it's a great time saver and a
great way to learn how to make your own code, without learning every
single command before you start. Please
remember that this is a community of sharing, and to share someone
else's work is to show that they enjoy it and want more people to love
it too. As they say: "Mockery is the most sincerest form of flattery."