i saw a response on cami's thread https://www.fruityrumpus.com/forums/t/my-full-conversation-with-gio-1?page=2 that i rly agree with and wanted to push
RE: "This conversation is bizzare to me because it's predicated on the idea Gio has some sort of basic human right to distribute copyrighted material (the asset pack) without a license for money (Gio has a Patreon). (via user bluebootyranger)"
LITERALLY THIS. WHY DO PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM KEEP SAYING IT WAS "SHITTY" OF ANDREW HUSSIE TO USE LEGAL THREATS AGAINST GIO WHEN GIO CLAIMS ANY FORM OF AUTHORITY OVER 8000 PAGES OF WORK ANDREW HUSSIE MADE WITH THEIR OWN HANDS (bambosh made the original tech for the unofficial collection btw). UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCE IS ANDREW HUSSIE'S, OR *ANYBODY'S* WORK SOME KIND OF PUBLIC RESOURCE THAT JUST ANY OLD SHMUCK WHO WALKS IN CAN CLAIM OR PROFIT OFF OF??? LIKE DUDE. EVEN IF ANDREW HUSSIE'S ONLY REASON FOR DMCAING GIO IS BECAUSE HE SIMPLY DOES NOT LIKE HIM, THATS... FINE????????!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!! ITS A "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE" SITUATION, AND FRANKLY INSTEAD OF THREATENING HIM AT ALL HE SHOULD HAVE SKIPPED STRAIGHT TO FUCKING COURT. I CANT STAND PEOPLE ACTING LIKE CREATORS SHOULD ALWAYS BE NICE TO THEIR FANS JUST BECAUSE THEY OWE US? THEY DONT OWE US SHIT, THEY MADE THE FUCKING WORK.
PEOPLE ARE FORGETTING THAT CREATORS, ESPECIALLY ONLINE CREATORS, DONT REALLY HAVE MUCH RECOURSE AGAINST BAD ACTORS WHO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK BESIDE LEGAL. LIKE WTF ARE YOU EXPECTING, *******************A COOKIE??????????????????????????????????******************************
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