Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5952365-20181208193139/@comment-5952365-20181211000222

Oh, unless you mean for Article 13, but that kinda (VERY loosely) depends on where you live, and mostly depends on who your characters are. If you draw your own characters and make them up from scratch then you're all good to go and I'll categorize it as (basically) your intellectual property. If you save fanart off google and use characters from popular anime or movie studios (like Disney or DreamWorks so aka literally what this website does and most other rp Wikis do) then I need to find the sources for each and there's always a chance that the owner may send in a request for it to be removed from this site. On DeviantArt this is a bit easier because artists will sometimes have a stamp under their work to inform whether it's okay or not or if you need permission first. If I find one of these stamps I can just send them a note and ask :) I need to moderate every image and character here already anyway, and nothing will happen immediately, you'll get a message before it's removed. The big problem is that Wikia/Fandom will now be responsible to check every Wiki and every Wiki's edits and uploads to ensure they are abiding by this new law. Every website will. So, if Wikia(/Fandom) deems it necessary they may remove it without notice, but the Staff typically give time to save everything first. You can read more on Community Central here and here.

It's bad, it's a huge problem, but it's something people are fighting against. Don't panic yet, watch for updates closely, and I'll try to be as quick as possible when I begin moderating everything. Using someone's fanart for your character is a but difficult to determine if it belongs to them or the actual copyright holders of the character, since it is their art, but not their character, that's why it's best to list as much information as possible and take down anything requested. Again though, don't panic yet, nothing is happening at this instant, there's still time.