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Etsy is my go-to for counterfeit licensed merchandise. Need some video game themed dish towels? Cuff links inspired by your favorite book series? It's all there
by tablethnuser 7y ago
Etsy is my go-to for counterfeit licensed merchandise. Need some video game themed dish towels? Cuff links inspired by your favorite book series? It's all there. Etsy is the genie lamp you get when you cross image search with artists' alley.
Amazon could never ever compete with Etsy in this category. The twist is Etsy can't advertise that they are the font of dreams for whatever IP you'd like to violate the commercial rights of.
- namanyayg 7y agoAren't many of these items from AliExpress?
- tablethnuser 7y agoSorry, I meant 3d printing in the abstract sense of making digital thoughts into real items; not as in I'm buying 3d printed goods on Etsy. I updated my original comment to remove the confusing analogy
- namanyayg 7y agoI understood you the first time around; I was under the impression that it was Chinese manufacturers who ripped IP. Is it really Americans handcrafting your fandom products or is it just Chinese bulk export?
- mintplant 7y ago> Americans handcrafting your fandom As was mentioned, you can find a great deal of that at the Artist Alley of any sizeable fan convention.
- dkersten 7y agoI've bought a bunch of such (videogame-related merchandise mostly) items off Etsy and its a bit hit or miss. Some stuff seems to be legitimately hand made (you can often tell because they have a link to their instagram/whatever or even often include a handwritten note with your order), but it does seem like a lot of stuff is just dropshipped from China too.
- Spivak 7y agoSelling fan-art should honestly just be allowed at this point. There are a lot of rules that should be in place like not being able to directly use the official assets or labeling that it's 3rd-party and not endorsed but these kinds of things should be able to operate above board. The current system of "don't get on the copyright holder's bad side" is silly.
- jplayer01 7y ago> Selling fan-art is just a copyright loophole that should honestly just be plugged at this point. Or we should stop letting companies monopolize markets and become insanely rich off of that thing they came up with 30 years ago. Plug it? Tear it wide fucking open.
- Spivak 7y agoI don't disagree with you but I think perfect is the enemy of good in this case. Changing copyright a little bit to allow fan-art is a much smaller problem than dismantling copyright in it's entirety and we can work on both.
- Nasrudith 7y agoSerious question - what is the purpose served in closing that loophole? What damages are averted or gains realized to society? I agree the current system is silly but I don't think going more restrictive is the answer. What if anything should be permissible? Would say for instance - you can commission a Master Sword copy or make one and sell it but manufacturing them enmasse be verbotten?