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Reply To: The end of GW fan animations?

July 22, 2021 at 4:53 pm #1664929

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The thing is that since these are guidelines, not rules, as Arch put it, GW has no way of enforcing any of this stuff. They can try to shut down fan animations, but they really have no legal precedent to do so. Even if a fan animation is taken down or demonetized, it still can be reuploaded, like with SODAZ’ videos, or with The Last Church, and it can be reuploaded indefinitely. The fanbase that produces fan animations is so broad that even if it wanted to, GW couldn’t stamp out every last one, and when people are crediting them in every video, it just reflects even worse on them as a corporation.

It’s pretty much a really boneheaded move on Gee Dubs’ part, and much like their attempts to copyright “space marine,” is destined to backfire in their faces. The company wouldn’t even exist without the fanbase, so if they try stepping on the fanbase, they’re going to regret it.