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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Any argument that the fanworks affect the market for the original is saying "we produce crap; please kill our competition because we can't convince people to buy it if they're allowed to post that stuff for free."
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Uh, no.
Stuff that might be confused with/substitute for the source devalues the brand, regardless of the quality.
Legally speaking that stuff is considered counterfeit.
http://newsismybusiness.com/britto-t...-counterfeits/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...133583608.html
They don't even have to peddled under the original name.
The whole thing is tricky: stuff that defames the source is more likely to be legal than honest homage.
