NSFW Commission — Kickstarter
Added 2020-11-20 21:42:28 +0000 UTCPLEASE NOTE: Do not use character names / company names in the comments.
As you may already know, I discourage the members of the Legion of Arch Nemeses from choosing licensed characters for their commissions. This commission was from the Kickstarter campaign for Evil Inc After Dark Vol. 2. Since those requests fell under a one-time-only category, I relaxed my own rules on the issue.
However, to mitigate any potential issues, I need to enforce a strict policy against using character names or company names in the comments.
Comments
It's cool that you can trust us not to say something in the comments
Dave Lerner
2020-11-21 21:27:34 +0000 UTCWe appreciate the info you share, about both comics and NSFW
Dave Lerner
2020-11-21 21:26:34 +0000 UTCYou have to be very careful. There have been some very notorious porn parody comics written by someone calling themselves "Tracy Scops," and the artists on them are pretty prominent in the fan community, but they all use multiple pseudonyms to avoid the wrath of the lawyers.
Mr. Nobody
2020-11-21 20:50:15 +0000 UTCThat's an interesting take on Phenomenal Lass and Giggler, with the costume variations.
Caleb Davis
2020-11-21 17:02:28 +0000 UTCWe could go back and forth for hours, but the answer is simple. The side with the bigger lawyers wins the argument. I will never win an argument with AT&T (which owns DC Comics). So I tend to avoid arguments with them, whenever possible. :)
Brad Guigar
2020-11-21 15:03:07 +0000 UTCThank you! If it becomes a problem, I will change it. 🙂
Brad Guigar
2020-11-21 15:02:11 +0000 UTCSo... here's the full story... and more information than you ever wanted. I follow a large number of NSFW comics artists on Patreon, and one of them consistently advises their Patreon backers not to use "character names or company names" in the comments. Now... I know from years of experience that NSFW artists (a) tend to have a tenuous grasp of copyright/trademark issues, and (b) tend to massively exaggerate any content regulation that companies like Patreon enact. However... against my better judgement, this one got under my skin. So... I messaged the NSFW creator and asked them *why* they kept posting the "no names" reminder. That's when I was reminded of the *third* thing I've learned about NSFW creators... they can be VERY secretive. It's not like the webcomics community I cut my teeth in, where we shared *everything* we learned as we were learning it. I still haven't gotten a response, and I don't expect to. And that's perfectly fair. That person owes me nothing, and I'm OK with that. Reading in between the lines of the "No names" request, my guess is that Patreon may have written a 'bot that skims comments to locate such posts so they can weigh in on any that cause a legal risk to the platform. That’s why I posted the “no names” request. If/when I’m able to get better information on the subject, that request may change. Until then, I’m playing it safe.
Brad Guigar
2020-11-21 15:01:02 +0000 UTCYeah... what he said...
coolraul07
2020-11-21 09:25:24 +0000 UTCThe character names are in the filename, though...
Michael Russell
2020-11-21 02:04:02 +0000 UTCIts, uh, Tower Lady and Marlee Finn, yeah!
Michael Obert
2020-11-20 22:17:14 +0000 UTCWould these not fall under fair use/parody exceptions?
KillaCam7010
2020-11-20 21:51:42 +0000 UTCWell, that's CLEARLY Lightning Lady, and Amazing Amazon, dressed up for Halloween - nothing contentious there... ;-)
Darren Wilkin
2020-11-20 21:51:23 +0000 UTC
