• ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Just to clarify, somebody suing another party doesn’t automatically mean that party broke any laws. Big companies especially will sooner sue the little guy even if they did nothing legally wrong because the know the little guy most likely won’t have the resources to fight it, even if they would have won.

    • Luminous5481 [they/them]@anarchist.nexus
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      11 hours ago

      Just to clarify, somebody suing another party doesn’t automatically mean that party broke any laws.

      Yes, that’s literally what I said. Fan art may not be illegal, but it’s not legal either. The point is moot, however. If a corporation with billions or trillions of dollars can sue you with impunity, while even a meager defense can financially ruin you for life, then there is no practical difference between a legal and illegal act. The fact remains that fighting someone like Disney over something like fanart is beyond the ability of nearly everyone on earth.