My thoughts regarding JanAnimation’s C&D, and removal of “Picture Perfect Pony”
Folks are asking me if I’m angry at Hasbro, and what my opinions are on the Cease and Desist. Here’s my comment:
Unfortunately, it’s entirely within their rights to ask Jan to remove his animations. Given the way US copyright law works, they -have- to … if you don’t defend your…
Mando pretty much hit my thoughts on the head with this.
I have a lot of thoughts regarding this I could add, but the mobile app isn’t good for long posts.
Suffice to say: copyright law doesn’t care if creators like something their fans make. If it’s too close to their work and they don’t stop it, they’ll lose copyright.
It’s not a case of “bad guy hasbro” but more copyright laws are poorly designed to deal with modern situations like this.