[Spivak]

Yeah, I mean that pretty much the gist of how most laws work. The market for fan-art is absolutely massive which operates in a weird limbo of being de facto licensed as long as the copyright holder likes it or if there would be public outcry if it was taken down.

The current system is kinda stupid. Copyright holders have no incentive to license because reserving the right to sue but not suing is used instead. This is the problem that needs to be addressed.

I want to live in the universe where the resolution is that fan-art is not considered infringement and doesn’t need licensing compared to the universe where the resolution is that all not explicitly licensed art disappears.