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"characters as harm" bet
Oct. 23rd, 2021 12:24 pmi'm gonna bet something:
in the next two to five years it'll either "become" technically illegal or dangerously close in a court case (in the US. this law already exists elsewhere iirc) to draw characters from somebody else's registered IP (eg Disney) "in a harmful manner*"
*anything relating with bdsm(oh excuse me "glorifying sexual violence"), harmful stereotypes, inciting violence, minors and harm yadda yadda.
obviously the point i'm making is that it'll upturn any legal protections art has as of right now in the states and the definitions will be so broad that folks can interpret however much they wish. as we've seen on twitter taboo artists cancellations, that way leads to darkness.
(in some senses - it's already getting there if you're too brazen about it and/or don't have the money to not give a shit. unofficial blacklists in the animation industry and all. :v ) i also say "other people's IP" specifically because in this day and age when corporations essentially have a monarch's power to sway laws when public opinion is with them ... and how they've always really disliked satirical/controversial art of their own "content" ... this feels like easy pickings instinctively. most sites already ban a list of live-action sexuality/kinks (eg period play is one of the most banned, if not bdsm outright), and a great majority of them are working on "no kink in art either" (instagram, tumblr, patreon).
anyway, thoughts like this have me working on a project before end of year that's essentially a banned artist's webring/advocacy group. i was sitting on it a bit (because i'm lazy and was hoping that it wasn't going to be necessary), but mmm, clock's ticking too fast for my liking. more on this soon!
in the next two to five years it'll either "become" technically illegal or dangerously close in a court case (in the US. this law already exists elsewhere iirc) to draw characters from somebody else's registered IP (eg Disney) "in a harmful manner*"
*anything relating with bdsm
obviously the point i'm making is that it'll upturn any legal protections art has as of right now in the states and the definitions will be so broad that folks can interpret however much they wish. as we've seen on twitter taboo artists cancellations, that way leads to darkness.
(in some senses - it's already getting there if you're too brazen about it and/or don't have the money to not give a shit. unofficial blacklists in the animation industry and all. :v ) i also say "other people's IP" specifically because in this day and age when corporations essentially have a monarch's power to sway laws when public opinion is with them ... and how they've always really disliked satirical/controversial art of their own "content" ... this feels like easy pickings instinctively. most sites already ban a list of live-action sexuality/kinks (eg period play is one of the most banned, if not bdsm outright), and a great majority of them are working on "no kink in art either" (instagram, tumblr, patreon).
anyway, thoughts like this have me working on a project before end of year that's essentially a banned artist's webring/advocacy group. i was sitting on it a bit (because i'm lazy and was hoping that it wasn't going to be necessary), but mmm, clock's ticking too fast for my liking. more on this soon!
