Fanart stuff
I've been sick with a fever and away from the internet for the last few days, but from what I'm reading on Twitter, fanart was brought up during the Nick Simmons comic controversy. I'm baffled even why it was brought up. I caught up at Simon Jone's blog on the matter. He brings a class act to the subject and the following comments are broad enough
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I think there's nothing wrong with pricing high enough to try to break even with con expenses, and reading recent prices for tables, I really don't blame people! I'm still hung up on guilt, but talking to a few people, I think I can try to let go some of that guilt so not to be $100s in the hole.
Americans (minus Disney) seem ok about their licenses as much, as long as you're not bootlegging and making a living. But we have the stigma of hungry lawyers looking for any excuse to sue or protect their company. I know I feel that in the back of my mind. (lol)
The Japanese comic industry has examples of comickers who were caught tracing from other comics and having all their work removed, to superstars who've done the same and have a new season of their anime series coming out. I think it depends how the author/publisher will handle it.
I can see why some folks are using this tracing thing to show the irony of fans stealing. But fanwork culture is completely different, and is not something Japan does alone, even though we probably think they handle it best. (lol) I ignored the whole thing until fanart was brought up, and then bwa? Suddenly we're all THIEVES in copyright and fan culture. It's bullshit. Just because a few people WILL practically steal selling, doesn't mean all of us do. /end rant^^;
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