MagnusEffect said:
Is this lingering reputation part of why takedown requests extend to character owners?

I always just assumed it was to avoid REEEEEEEEEstorms from people with their own internal view of copyright law.

Honestly.

Can you truly not imagine why someone wouldn't want their art--or art of their characters-- up on a website that allows all sorts of furry porn? Can you not imagine why someone wouldn't want, say, the picture they drew for their kid to the kid's specifications posted somewhere where the user base will talk about what a fucking horrific abomination it is? Or how they want to fuck it?

There are SO fucking many reasons why someone might not want art of their character, or their own art posted around online. can we please fucking not assume that they're all doing it for the simple sake of pitching a hissy fit and causing people trouble?

I mean, I know it's a huge stretch to ask people to have empathy for one another and all, but...