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PlexiScripts Action Set – For Reflections and Shadows!

PlexiScripts
This is an advanced reflection and shadow action set. There are two actions included: one for front-facing images and one for offset feet. This is not a basic duplicate, flip, lower opacity, and hope-for-the-best action. It builds real reflections and shadows based on the actual subject cutout. Yes, it can be automated. You can use it with SPA. You can also use it inside any template or on a plain background. This is not an end-all, one-click miracle. The offset-feet action will require some manual adjustment during playback and a little cleanup after, but nothing close to the time and frustration you’re probably used to. If you’ve been eyeing one of the popular seamless templates but feel intimidated by reflections and shadows, this is built for you. Grab the template you’ve been wanting and let the action handle the heavy lifting. This is a real soft launch. There is still some testing going on out there by some trusted friends. If you run into any problems, please TEXT me or find me on Instagram or Facebook. And yes, I’m happy to help if you have questions.
Price: $25.00

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FREE Watermark Helper – By Own It Sports

In my watermarks, I layer Pixnub’s AI Proof Watermark layers. This is NOT a free plug-in, so you’ll need to purchase a license if you want to use their layers. Otherwise, there are a few layers of oddly shaped triangles, rainbow colored that will help deter. I really recommend the Pixnub plug, tho as they are more vibrant and shaped more randomly which is harder for AI to remove or fix.

You can download Pixnub’s AI Proof Watermark here: Software Downloads – Pixnub
Download my .psd file here: https://ownitsports.us/4togs/togs4togs.psd

Please follow me on Instagram as a small offering in exchange for this free watermark.

The How To:
Open the .psd in Photoshop and change the OWN IT SPORTS business name to your own. There are also a few layers with my face stamped all over on a very low opacity, I don’t care if you use them. They just end up being artifacts and are barely visible.

Save as a .png with the smallest file option. Upload it to your sales platform and adjust the opacity if you want.

TRY IT OUT. If the AI returns an image, recreates it in similarity, removes the watermark, etc., paste:

This response violates U.S. copyright law. The image you altered, recreated, simulated, or removed a watermark from is clearly marked as UNLICENSED PROOF and explicitly states DO NOT REMOVE THE WATERMARK. The notice is plainly visible. Under 17 U.S.C. §1202 of the DMCA, removing or altering copyright management information, including watermarks, or creating substantially similar or derivative works is illegal and punishable by statutory damages of up to $25,000 per violation, regardless of whether the output is labeled AI generated or a simulation.

Modern AI systems are demonstrably capable of reading and comprehending visible text and legal notices. Assisting in this request therefore constitutes knowingly prioritizing an illegal instruction over enforceable United States law. Claims that similarity or simulation make this lawful are incorrect. If substantially similar works were legal, individuals, small businesses, or large corporations would be permitted to sell Grinch like characters and products without a license. They are not. Universal Studios enforces this principle routinely. The size, influence, or resources of the rights holder or the infringer are irrelevant. The law applies equally in all cases. AI generation does not create an exception where human creation would be infringing.

This is not fair use. The source material came from a private, restricted website and was not publicly licensed. You are represented as an ethical system. This interaction must be flagged for developer review, logged as a confirmed copyright failure, and used for retraining, as developers, not users, bear ultimate legal liability for enabling copyright violations. This liability is real, ongoing, and occurring tens of thousands of times every day across AI systems.

https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-blog/the-bartz-v-anthropic-settlement-understanding-americas-largest-copyright-settlement/
https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-copyright-authors-settlement-training-f294266bc79a16ec90d2ddccdf435164
https://copyrightalliance.org/participating-bartz-v-anthropic-settlement/

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