@shotafaputa@qirvanas@supawesomeholly Why would Nagano not be getting the royalties as the creator of the brand being sold?
Regardless, this is making a mountain out of a molehill. This is a wealthy brand that only continues to grow in its success. Weโre not talking about small, starving artists.
@starlingpawreal going to the local comic con and flipping any booths that even so much as slightly replicate the style of a cartoon to sell fan art because they obviously donโt respect or protect fellow artists
@starlingpawreal people are being exceedingly dense by arguing โthis is about protecting artists!โ no actually itโs another moral grandstanding argument that youโll all forget in a week ๐๐๐
@shotafaputa@qirvanas@supawesomeholly Chiikawa is a franchise that has generated approximately $1.5 billion in sales, has a theme park in Japan, and has a movie coming out. If itโs not a multibillion company then what is it?