#litigious

[damnablehumbuggery]

Shitty Movie Detail: Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire

Just to be clear, Nemesis' swords have molten metal blades. They are similar but legally distinct from lightsabers.

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[lazywhispersobject]

[fruitcage]

[3liza]

i know most of us know this and are basically already asking these questions only rhetorically but the reason corporations don't make their TOS clearly worded and Google shows you helpline numbers when you look up "list of eating disorders" and Tumblr just won't let you look up hundreds of words most of which have no clear meaning is because of plausible deniability being the basis of all legal defense. we banned your account but not the other one who was doing the same shit because it was against the rules in your case and not against the rules in the other case. because we said so. you get the suicide helpline when you Google whatever because then it's your fault if you kill yourself with instructions you googled because they did everything they "could" to stop you. twitch banned you for adult content and not the other girl because more people reported you and they didn't want to deal with actually moderating, but the blurry TOS will cover their ass either way. that's it, that's always the reason "why"

actual laws are written the same way, so cops and the government can squint and interpret that whatever you did, including just existing in an area, was actually a crime that justifies your imprisonment, and only the people with enough resources to fight stupid arguments in court for months or years will be able to get out of paying a fine or going to prison

[beetledrink]

if i make stickers… 🤔?

[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weird News - Trump In Epstein Files? - Comments?

[indigovigilance]

If Imane Khelif wins a lawsuit against JK Rowling for libel and sexual harassment I will die and go to heaven.

[bowenoke]

deeply annoying when people act like being nonbinary is an attempt to escape from gender stereotypes as if being nonbinary doesn't come with it's own bespoke stereotypes (inconsiderate, self-absorbed + self-important, litigious, etc) that people are way worse about admitting are stereotypes and not real and factual observations about the nonbinary people they know

[bossymarmalade]

The JKR thing has been odd for me because (first off I'm not cis let's establish that) I've always believed in the validity of transformative works even for -- especially for? -- source material that's sexist, racist, homophobic, etc. So that's the angle I've been viewing this from, is that giving JKR no further monetary support is the best practice, and fannish stuff to yourself in your own personal space is fine since it's not really going anywhere and could be politically critical of JKR and her works anyhow.

But seeing how JKR is able to effect real-world detrimental change has made me re-evaluate. Because there's so many racist creators who've enjoyed a lot of influence over the years and I wish, I wish that fandom at large had condemned them the same way -- but also, social media platforms and their reach were not to the extent that exists now. Fannish stuff doesn't exist in the shadow corners for just us weirdos anymore. It's weaponized to prove commercial viability and potential for profit, and that equals social and political capital like it hasn't, before.

It's "don't feed the trolls" on a much more massive scale. If she can see into our spaces and view even critical engagement as a positive thing for herself, that changes those older paradigms of fannish behaviour. And responsibility. Cutting all of her work dead is absolutely the way to go.

Anyhow I hesitated in making this post but I figured I might as well, for anybody like me who's old guard (from back when HP fandom was in its heyday) and might find something of value in it.

[3gremlins]

idk why but i felt the need to revisit this ancient piece of art and do an "updated" version*. apparently i remain solavellan trash forever :/ i used my old version as reference but you can see the difference in lineart quality (which is good b/c i think i did this other one like 10 years ago *shudder*) . I redrew the whole thing because i wanted to fix some anatomy issues and readability (and did hand lettering for more organic words). tbh the readability could probably use more work but whatever. also gave him the trespasser armor but kept him bald for contrast (no hair for you egg) i also updated my solavellan playlist if anyone wants to listen lol. it is meant to be played in order just in case you're a chaotic shuffle listener (i usually am but then i also get picky about how songs go into each other and that they tell a story for themed playlists). i am prepared to defend my song choices. *okay i lie, i do know why. i was sorting through some of my older yet still (somewhat) popular art and was like oh this, i guess i should make prints of this and maybe i'll do a linocut of it? but then i just did the first part of making a new version and haven't transferred it to a block yet. i think i will still do a linocut of it but probably not before my sale. atm you can get both of these through my teepublic but i am planning to do a store drop at the end of july with stuff leftover from my sales

[fergzillar]

one of my fave -completely minor and never gets brought up because i don't run the game my friend does- things about my dnd setting is that 80% of goblins have the surname 'Goblin': Christopher Goblin, Sophie Goblin, Nina Goblin, Charlie Goblin. Goblins operate as contractor groups which serve as a communal family but most of them have been absorbed by the largest group The Big Goblin Conglomerate (aka Big Goblin) who have the copyright on the word 'Goblin' and do this for advertising purposes

[glompcat]

NGL, as someone who does not fuck with Disney+, I am so beyond confused by posts I am seeing claiming RTD made Thasmin canon.

They were already 100000000000% confirmed canon, what, did he go back in time and write Yaz confessing her feelings during Eve of the Daleks or all of Thirteen and Yaz's interactions in the two specials that followed then give credit for that writing that to Chibnall?

Because that is the only way he could have made them canon. Any further mention of them being canon in any later works would just, you know, be going along with what already previously established.

[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weird News - BINGO! - Swalwell Swatted Well !!!

[almosthauntedobservation]

Ogni volta che, nel mio condominio, viene ad abitare una persona nuova, sconosciuta, le persone più anziane fermano il nuovo arrivato o i nuovi arrivati, per fargli la radiografia a colpi di domande.

Dopo, inizia la fase gavetta: il nuovo arrivato è monitorato, come se fosse un ex galeotto, fino ad arrivare a spiarlo da ogni angolo delle siepi: mi sembra di vivere in una trincea, dove si dà per scontato di essere brave persone, poiché anziane, e si cercano motivi per litigare con qualcuno.

[rosiefingereddawn]

I will say, I don't understand the compulsion to claim anytime a writer used to write fanfic that they repurposed their fanfic. Like read like 3 things by the same author and you'll realize authors have their things, characters and plotlines they like, words or metaphors they prefer. It can often be an intimate experience where you start to get the sense of what is haunting that author. Yes their works may look similar but they are in fact written by the same person, enjoy getting to know them. And furthermore I hate the culture of artists having to pretend art doesn't inspire other art without fearing accusations of plagiarism

[ravenelyx]

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