savageorange said:
While e621 respects takedowns from both artists and commissioners, AFAIK, I think the key point here is that privately commissioning an artwork does not mean you own it (unless you explicitly negotiated a transfer of copyright, which usually adds a lot to the cost).
Without attempting to read bipface's mind, I think I can safely point out that this means that the artist also has a stake in whether the image stays up.

yeah that's one way of thinking about it

though really what i had in mind was only at a basic level: Stiban was undecided about his course of action, so putting himself in the artist's shoes might help him decide. at least to some extent.
but it sounds like that's totally out of the question, judging by his response.

@bipface: I’m gonna let it go but I’ll tel you this. I did take down art of mine on this site before regardless of artist consent. I paid for the art. I can control wether or not it’s on site or taken down.