[ SECRET POST #5052 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5052 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

(Cozy werewolf anon) I explain this below. Fanart is about trademarks, not copyright. Can the fan art be mistaken for something official? If so, then the trademark owner is going to have a major problem if the fan artist has the characters doing something (hentai for example) not approved by them/corporate shareholders. This can get them in major trouble with lawsuits. So, they have to defend their trademark and go with DMCA or C&D.

Trademarks can only be HELD if they are defended. This is why Mickey Mouse gets used as an example so much. If the Big-D doesn't constantly defend the iconic Mickey Mouse character from Trademark infringement, THEY WILL LOSE the trademark. Then they can't profit off of Mickey. Licensing trademarks like Mickey Mouse is BIG BUSINESS. I'm talking hundreds of thousands of dollars in say clothing alone, much less toys, etc. They lose control of Mickey. They lose that money.

That's why they don't care about the little people in artist alley. Or the "Disney Princesses as -insert random thing.-" It can't be mistaken for official Merch.

Fan art is better for marketing honestly. So people can see your style on something they enjoy and then if they need something original later, they might remember you.