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gah, i wish i had more time in the day for this stuff... @Veylon and HailthornX: Don't get me wrong, im not saying Hasbro doesn't have the right to protect what it owns. Actually, im very much in favor for it. In fact id like for them to protect it. And at the same time, i want fans to be able to be fans and enjoy creating what they would like without the fear of Hasbro or anyone else saying they can't do it because its not theirs. I feel that Hasbro's actions (even though completely by the book and in all well intent) a bit more of an abuse of the law to stamp out what they will never be able to do. Think about it.. if Hasbro got into the works of making a MLP fighting game, would it even be worth playing? *points at Racing is Magic* Even if the original content belongs to someone else via copyright, Fans still have freedom of speech and press. Mane6 expressed themselves through 'Fighting is Magic' and made it very clear to not claim any profit. Even if they didn't follow the book word for word (and can you blame them? Not many people know every single law, clause, paragraph, and line about the inner workings to this sort of thing), they should be allowed a better defense then to just give up because Hasbro's Legal department got there jimmies in a rustle. As much as i would like to keep trying to put my hoof in my mouth here. I can't say im very knowledgeable about any of this. I don't intend to keep it that way either. I also don't intend to make any enemies here. I understood very well before i joined here that everyone sees things differently and your voice is just as important as my own. I also suck at explaining myself clearly and its hard for me to get my point across. Id much rather make a friend and make a difference. I have a lot of research to do, and not enough time to do any of it. Im considering going on vacation from work just so i can jump into this stuff and really get my words right. You both alright with me going on my little tirade?

@C. Discord: Nice to meet you too! Im glad i joined, wasn't sure when i would have but i knew i would. @General Dash: lol *salutes* world domination is always fun, sir! @Vinyl Beat: even though i know that my everyday mundane life is still very much the same.. its nice to be able to 'feel' something again. Know that there is at least some hope, ya know?

Art is Free. I'll keep saying it over and over again and it'll never get old. Nothing wrong with being protective, but stomping out creativity is wrong. If you've seen it happen so many times before, have you not felt bitter about it? Has it not felt awkward in the least? Have you not gotten upset when something you've worked so hard on, fails in one way or another or just doesn't even get finished because someone else feels 'your' in the wrong for doing what your doing? We create MLP fan-art because we love the show, and we love those who've brought it to us, even if we have mixed feelings about their methods. We create because its what we do. Creativity is a gift not commonly shared with much else on this rock we live on. It shouldn't be broken so easily. All im saying is, we need some kind of defense against 'their' defense. See what i mean? Something that lets us be fans.. lets us be creative.

@Veylon Do not be mistaken. Fans are NOT in the wrong here. The way the copyright laws are and how over-defensive any business is (for good reason), the flow of fan-made material is being looked at in the wrong light. With how the U.S. is, a country that got used to using the law to drive out competition and keeping only the 'strongest' in power, they just don't know how to take all of this. Yes we have had many fandoms, but none quite like this one. We have to make a stand, we have to make it clear we are NOT doing anything wrong. We need a defense of our own and a level ground were we can see eye to eye with Hasbro and its gun-ho legal department.

sup Im fairly new-ish to the fandom, but i tell ya.. Soaked it up like a sponge. Like most, i didn't take to it without a fight. Staying away from anything MLP related till i started seeing ponies popping up everywhere, then the jokes and parodies. The realization that i had been beat'n was when i watched 'My Little Dashie: The Film" on youtube... and cried. For Hours. And it wasn't so much the story itself, yes it was sad and im sure i would have cried regardless... but what hit me the hardest was the (and this was stupid on my part) fact that i was watching a film about myself.. my life.. playing out before my own eyes.. and i wasn't even aware of it till i tried to make a joke about it with a friend and saw my own words. The impact hit me like a truck. Every single wall i built up... gone in a instant. The greyscale world i had been living in for years began to shatter around me as color came back into my life like Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom, and as soon as i could gather myself the following day, i motor-boated episode after episode. Im all caught up now and blitzing around the internet for anything else i can find. fan art, games, videos from conventions, MUSIC!!. You name it, i've probably come across it in my travels. I debated for a while if i should join a forum, but never took the time. Until i saw what Hasbro did to 'Fighting is Magic'... the rage.. THE RAGE!! I just have to do something! 5 mins later i was signed up and slapping up my first post here. So yea, that about sums it up! Only thing i regret was putting up a fight against MLP for so long and missing out on a lot of fun. Even if things might die down, im in it from here on out. [ - - Interests - - ] Art: I like messing around in photoshop when i have the time. Music: I really want to learn how to make music. Games: I play some pretty old school stuff, mostly because my comp is prehistoric.