Editorial:Destroying art is destroying fandom!
From Wikia Gaming
by user Jimzzor
Via YouNEWB.com:
We’ve all recently heard the story about Epic Games shooting off a cease and desist to Emilio Lopez, talented individual and Gears of War fan for creating a “munny,” (see: do-it-yourself doll) fashioned after intrepid and muscular protagonist, Marcus Fenix. Fortunately, Epic soon realized the error of their ways and issued an apology. All was forgiven… However, their IP whores are still jumping on every piece of fan-art that remotely resembles their brilliant work. Take a look at the awesome creation above.
This hand-painted acrylic masterwork was created by Pavel Dolgov. Within days of releasing images of his baby to the Internet, he has already received a very crude warning from Epic Games requesting that he either destroy the piece, or send it to them. Perhaps if they would have stipulated they loved it so much they were going to hang it in their office, but somehow, I don’t think there is much chance of that happening.
This is getting out of hand. Unless someone is profiting from a work derived from owned intellectual property, why shouldn’t a fan be able to express their appreciation by creating something beautiful inspired by a videogame? We’ve seen tons of artistic Mario interpretations, and Miyamoto doesn’t chase down those “hooligans” in his Nintendo-mobile. '
Source : Kotaku
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