>>389677380
Throughout all my life, I had always been a big proponent of user modified content. I wanted everything to be moddable to anyone's heart's content.

But Tda's name being dragged through the mud was the first time I had to take a big step back and reconsider. I think I was too open-minded, and I think I now see the point of IP and copyright laws a lot more now. I see why Tda specified what seemed to be pretty harsh restrictions on edits.

>>389678478
Everyone thought that because Tda's Append Miku actually was an amazing upgrade. Most MMD models are simple, but in the early days that was even more extreme. 

I suspect that most people in the MMD community were very new to 3D modelling and used bad tools (PMX editor, lmao), while creators still in it now have had time to accumulate a lot of experience or get in from the sidelines with prior experience, and our tools are much more sophisticated.