nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9zsljfx8tjyzplququr9xmqctclx0qc2mw5xydzx0udqzrfade4qmtrtl5 (nprofile…rtl5) But that is the same argument people use against FOSS. That nobody would develop software for free because programmers gotta eat, and that open source would mean everyone steals other people's work for free.
But that's not how FOSS works. There's many completely free projects with full-time paid developers.
And art can work the same way as free software. The intellectual property itself is freely licenced, while the artist gets paid through donations, pledges, commissions, patrons and so on. I'd even argue it's easier than with software, because in the end people won't much care who develops the programs they use, but I am sure people will value art from the original artist.
I personally have handled my own art like this, too. I publish writing and worldbuilding under a free licence and I'm super happy when people appreciate it, share it, and make derivative art. And still, people support and cite me as the original source for that universe, and if I had a way for people to donate to me, they probably would.
lia :user_online:
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2026-08-14 20:27:49 UTC
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