Happy 2023 Year Of Miku

Learning how to art?!?!

funfact: i wasnt listening to can you feel the sunshine whilst making this

Absolutely obsessed with this tiktok. buckleboy.

Day??? of art block: the empty canvas is starting to look like acceptable art to post

I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.

(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)

The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.

So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.

I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.

First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?

And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:

Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.

Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.

I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!

Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.

Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).

Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.

So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.

They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.

I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.

Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.

the unspeakble horrors of hunter x hunter episode 126 are making me take a tumblr break

Threw some stuff on a canvas 💥💥💥

Those sure are shapes and colors huh

auughawiefbuwf i finally have something for wsatw !! (ignore that it's only a drabble djksndf) anyway, this is based off a convo with @passionartx, so she get's half of the credit word count-649 ------------------ Tails always knew to expect waking up to Sonic being somewhere in his house. But this was new. Usually, the highspeed hedgehog was content with using the couch for his naps. But it seemed he wanted something a little more comfortable today. And apparently that something was the fox’s bed, along with using said fox as a blanket/teddy. Now, Tails isn’t one to deny a cuddle session with his big brother. He welcomes it any chance he gets, really! But he’s also got a very busy schedule, and he really needs to start working. It’s already 9am! Wiggling out of the hero’s arms was a no go. Tails had already tried a few times. How did Sonic have such a strong grip in his sleep? Tails supposes he could try waking the hedgehog up, but he really doesn’t want to. His brother needs his sleep, after all. But he also really needed to get to work. “Sonic?” He whispered, turning around so he could face the older. He wrestled a hand out to poke the teen’s cheek, hoping he could stir him just enough to let go without fully waking up. Sonic just grunted and pulled the younger closer, which caused him to huff. “Sonic, please,” Tails tried a little louder, gently shaking the hedgehog’s shoulder, “I need to get up.” The fox couldn’t help but roll his eyes when he received another grunt as the other snuggled into him even more. Who knew Sonic was so clingy in his sleep? Well, Tails did. The teen’s been like this for a good few years. The kit groaned, letting his head drop onto his pillow. He glanced around the room, looking for anything that might help him out of this. He flinched slightly when a sudden drop of something wet fell on his ear, causing it to flick. His brow furrowed, because he’s in his bed. There shouldn’t be anything that can get his ear wet. Glancing up at the now snoring hedgehog, he quickly figured out what landed on him. Drool. “Oh, gross!” No longer caring about letting his brother sleep, Tails pushed against the older’s chest to get out of his arms, “Sonic!” One of the teen’s ears flicked, but he ultimately stayed asleep. Annoyed, the fox grabbed one of his pillows and shoved it against the other’s face, cutting off his oxygen. At least it woke the other up. Sonic shoved the pillow away, blinking tiredly at the younger, “Dude, what–” “You drooled on me!” Tails hissed, pulling back the pillow and hitting his brother with it, “You’re so gross!” It took the hedgehog a second or two to register what the fox was talking about, but he laughed when he did, “That’s what you woke me up for?” “Yes!” The younger looked up at his ear, scrunching his nose, “I was going to be nice and let you sleep, then you went and drooled on me!” “Oh, you poor baby,” Sonic mocked him with a high voice, earning another hit from the pillow for it, which he blocked with his arm, “do you want me to get you a bottle of milk too?” “Shut up!” Tails said, frowning, “I have to go wash up now! I don’t have time for this, I’ve got a lot of work today!” The teen rolled his eyes, albeit with a little fondness, “You need a break from that workshop of yours anyway, bud,” he pointed out, shaking his head. The kit just kept glaring at him, a pout on his face. “Alright, well,” Sonic stretched before hopping out of the bed, “I’ll leave you to your sulking, baby bro.” He said with a wink before promptly dashing out of the room, ignoring the yelling from his little brother. Tails groaned and rolled his eyes, tugging off his gloves as he made his way to the bathroom. Brothers were so annoying.

the lost of power, the lost of who you once was

he probably tried to use his boots to go up higher then got yelled at

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