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[furiosity]

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[stitchesandlace]

Hmmm, you bring up an interesting poing re selling fanart, I'd never really considered it before.

I've always frowned heavily upon selling fanfiction - that's just a big no-no. But fanart... idk. I've purchased prints, and had prints made on my own for things I wanted a hardcopy of. I like having phsyical pieces that I can look at and hang on my wall. In the same boat, I'd really like to get a few of my favourite fanfictions made into print versions to be able to take around and keep, but I wouldn't pay the actual author since the story is free to begin with, I'd be paying for the service to have the work bound. I guess getting prints of fanart I kind of see similarly, at least when I get things printed on my own.

I have two HP fanart books done by lillithium, and they're two of my most prized fandom posessions. I never really thought of it as infringement though. And I'd really really like the one that was announced today, because there's a piece in there that's kind of "mine" (not actually, but it was inspired by my prompt so I feel special :P).

I can't decide what I think... really it doesn't make sense to say that fanfic is a no-go for monetary gain, while fanart is. *waffles on fence*

[furiosity]

but I wouldn't pay the actual author since the story is free to begin with
But the fan art is free to begin with, too. >.> I don't buy into the whole "oh, but artists spend $ on supplies" thing since not all artists use physical media to create art, and some ficcers use paper and pen to write, then they type it into the computer. Paper and pens are supplies just as much as paintbrushes as canvas, and whereas they're much less expensive than art supplies, they aren't free.

[lillithium]

:-)

I don't make fanbook anymore, and one big reason is that I simply can no longer afford to do it. I don't have any proof to prove that I don't make any profit, but all the books I only charge for printing cost + shipping, because this is my hobby and I don't make money out of my hobbies. The result? every unsold book means me losing money, and then making fanbook becomes a very expensive hobby.

My take on this is that, theoretically nobody should be making money out of fanwork, but the reality is that not everyone is financially well-off, and I would hate to see my favorite artists not publishing anymore doujinshi because they don't have money to do so.

People making money by reselling fanbook is a completely different matter, though, and I'm against it.

[lillithium]

Thank you ♥ Knowing that you liked them makes all the hard-work worthwhile. :-)