(Apologies if this isn’t the right place to post this—happy to remove if needed.)
With the recent DMCA takedowns and copyright claims reportedly hitting the Calvin and Hobbes subreddit on Reddit—mainly from GoComics/Andrews McMeel—I’m wondering how calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world handles these kinds of concerns?
Reddit’s C&H sub had to purge years of shared comic panels and memes due to GoComics enforcing their rights under the DMCA. Given that Lemmy is a federated, open-source alternative with different infrastructure and visibility, I’m curious:
Does this community have a stance or policy on posting actual strips or screenshots of Calvin and Hobbes? Has anyone here run into similar DMCA threats or copyright takedowns?
Would love to hear how the mods or longtime members view this—especially as Lemmy communities grow and draw more attention.
Bill Watterson has clearly expressed dislike for corporations and profit seeking, but there’s also no question that he’s in favor of very strong copyright protection. It’s how he enforced his vision of preventing unauthorized use of the Calvin and Hobbes characters.
I think that between corporations abusing copyright protection and us using it, he’d favour the latter, as there’s no profit motive and we still credit him.