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this applies to monetized content as well btw
you can use the same art a million times for the rest of your streaming career for everything but merch, yet most of y'all will post once & never use them in any assets whatsoever
its not artists fault your bad w investments!!
there's 100's of 1000's of artists on VGen yet so many vtubers go viral for complaining about artists they disagree w/ on pricing or licensing
put that energy into finding someone who WILL meet your needs !!! not everything needs to be for you and that's okay!!
The commercial usage fee discourse happens every month, but I'm always stunlocked by vtubers who want to be taken seriously as business owners somehow being okay w/openly admitting they're failing at that & making it other people's problem. Don't make merch if you can't afford it
there's a lot of discussion about the different licensing options on VGen currently and i want to go over the terminology to hopefully clear some things up!
to start off: what the heck is licensing, why does it matter?
when commissioning an artist, you do not own the artwork. it is still the artist's intellectual property(IP). licenses are permission to use the artwork in different ways. each license gives different permissions.
the three most common licenses on VGen are: personal use, monetized use, and commercial merchandising. all of these licenses are used in conjunction with the artist's terms of service, so they may vary artist to artist.
personal use licenses are for people who are not brands, are not using the art to garner anything from social media, nor are they using it to promote a business. people getting art for their original characters that they roleplay with as a hobby, for example, would use this license.
this is where it gets a little confusing...
people who create content online are considered businesses. they are selling their personality to an audience - regardless of their affiliate/partner status or if they're even making money.
a monetized content license is much different than a personal license for this reason! every time you use art that an artist has made with your VTuber or branding, you're using it to promote yourself as a brand. some artists choose to charge more, some don't. it's best to discuss with your artist before commissioning !
commercial merchandising licenses are, well... a merch license. the art commissioned can be sold either digitally or physically. creating merch has a much different skillset than digital art, and because you're making money directly off of the product - artists will charge far more.
regardless of which license you choose, none of these licenses inherently give you full rights. the artist can choose to add more terms to these licenses. for example, i specify that my commissions follow different Creative Commons licenses. these outline the uses further in a concrete, indisputable way!
you can read more about creative commons licenses & the legalities of copyright, IP, and more on this website; https://t.co/7BpfV8vLMg
... but why does it matter? it's not like artists can do anything about it, right?
🤠if you do not follow an artist's terms of service or license guidelines, your posts may be forced down. this is called a DMCA takedown. basically, the person who owns the IP contacts the website you've posted on, proves that they're the owner, and forces the site to do something about it. it's very important to understand different licensing so you do not get into this sort of trouble!
sites don't really like legal issues, so they tend to favor artists. twitch, youtube, twitter, pinterest, tiktok - an artist can use a DMCA takedown on most every site. in fact, it's illegal not to have!
TL:DR;
• Commissioned artwork still belongs to the artist. They give you permission to use it with stipulations, and that's a license.
• Personal: you're keeping it to yourself for the most part.
• Monetized: you're using it for your brand. being a streamer/vtuber is a brand, regardless of if you make money. You use the art to profit indirectly.
• Merchandise: Merch. You can use the art to profit directly
•Knowing the differences between licenses on VGen is important because you want to respect artists as well as not run into trouble posting
‼️this is general advice and may not be applicable in every situation, as artists themselves often do not understand the legalities of art, IP, and copyright. artists also can add more stipulations. also this is based off of the default licenses on VGen specifically !
this applies to monetized content as well btw
you can use the same art a million times for the rest of your streaming career for everything but merch, yet most of y'all will post once & never use them in any assets whatsoever
its not artists fault your bad w investments!!
So like… why are people complaining about commercial fees… 🙄
Commercial fees are you paying an artist for the rights to profit as much or as little as you want off of a piece of their art. You are paying for usage rights and the amount of money you actually make off that art is irrelevant to that.
Also I hate to say it but unless you are a huge creator or are handling the art and production of the merch yourself, you shouldn’t expect to make a lot of money off of merch to begin with.
@JuriTea_ as someone who is in business 101 i genuinely think so many people would benefit from just treating vtubing as a hobby
invest if you want but be realistic about your ROI lmao
@Geckobon I swear people just want to complain about artists no matter what; nothing we do will be deemed good enough
All the complaining, especially in the last few months, feels so entitled it's exhausting
there's 100's of 1000's of artists on VGen yet so many vtubers go viral for complaining about artists they disagree w/ on pricing or licensing
put that energy into finding someone who WILL meet your needs !!! not everything needs to be for you and that's okay!!
@PhloxNesspalier even if they were truthful, it'd be incredibly hard to track if and/or when the person crossed the threshold. would they have to pay the other fee when they cross it ...? and why is it more expensive for the same usage rights???