@johnnylummox@soleilverdigris @enemy4thepeople @ugobananas Yes but legally speaking, the artist has the rights to the image, regardless of whether or not they have the means to retaliate through the courts does not change this fact.
@BinaryPoint 2/ plus companies want the focus on the product being sold not the controversy of the stolen art. It detracts massively. So ya kicking up a storm publicly and not in the courts is how an artist can't fight back on this most effectively.
@BinaryPoint In court is not the only way to push for things, public backlash can lead to the company/person retracting the use of it. And even the site hosting it will occasionally take action to remove it if enough people call attention. (Merch sites for example) 1/
@BinaryPoint /2 look the other way even when artists do because the backlash would be immense unless it's a huge project. An example of this is Anne Rice and it didn't end well.
@BinaryPoint Yes, and I am saying that is not the case, people are more than welcome to post and share fan art. The only time a company can oppose is when the artist attempts to profit from it. The company still does not own the image even if they pursue a case. In fact most companies 1/
@johnnylummox@soleilverdigris @enemy4thepeople @ugobananas No the artist owns the rights to the image. In order for the IP owner to use it the rights would need to be given by the artist. As an artist it is known that making fan art is fine, selling it is not. Most artist use fan art in their portfolio when applying for jobs
@BinaryPoint@Piedunked@d_mddc @ugobananas @Milkman__Dead A key thing though is that the artist owns the copyright of the image, in order for it to be used the IP owner would need to be given the rights for it to be used commercially. Sadly most NFT sites don't act on art theft in general.