@dingus not sure i get your point here w "The UHC wasn't blown up because of any copyright violations". isn't the fact that hussie didn't jump to the C&D immediately a good thing, regarding claims that they're overly litigious and a bully with the law? they contacted gio because they wanted to make an official homestuck collection, and considering gio had basically made that just unofficially, it was a good opportunity for a collab. when gio didn't want to work with them, they then C&D'd them. because not working with them meant they didn't have the rights to host the asset pack. like... that seems like a reasonable response to the new information they got from the negotiation? gio acknowledged from the start that the UHC didn't have the legal right to exist, and then it turned out he didn't agree with the terms for hussie Giving it that right. hence C&D. like, you can disagree with the terms as hussie set them, but they're kind of basic in the sense that 'you can't just say whatever you want about me' is a thing a lot of companies request before/upon hiring.

also just wanna +1 what @sword said. fans don't have the 'right' to a creator's stamp of approval, or to make money off of that work in a way that isn't inherently transformative. and a stamp of approval isn't even what the FRAF is, for another thing! as far as cami's been saying hussie isn't even involved in picking the 'select few', so what's the actual problem?