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[joshspankit]

> most people know you can’t borrow characters from big studio productions without facing legal action, so they don’t attempt it.

This fear is exactly my point. It even gets much thornier and much more chilling when the law isn’t as clear (since people proactively avoid things they think might result in legal action).

[dahart → joshspankit]

You’ve been talking about existing examples in multiple comments, can you share some? What you’re talking about isn’t clear without more specifics.

Why must you use someone else’s work? Why do you claim that equates to access to culture?