Want a more comprehensive example? Here's the list of kinks F-list would have been required to prohibit in order to take subscriptions. It's a long list, and I imagine future additions would need to be vetted as well. All of these are at risk of being forbidden if some card processor gets wind that it's part of what artists alley or dealers' den payments are for - even if they're just paying for the venue, not handling third-party transactions for the alley. It's a stretch, but I could see it happening for event programming, too; after all, it's an advertised component of the event.
The issue is keenly felt by artists relying on online subscription and streaming platforms. Over the past few months I've heard regular stories from artists required to make major changes to their output if they don't want to be thrown off Patreon.
Some actions are justified in the sense that they involve clear derivative works of Pokemon, The Lion King, etc. (though use of trademark protection seems a tad dubious given that the mark owners aren't creating porn to compete with it).
Other cuts are purely about topics being incorporated into the work which Patreon or their card processors don't want to deal with. These restrictions act as a form of censorship because they discourage professional artists from taking work involving such topics - just as refusing them the ability to sell such work at a dealers' table does. This tends to limit the quality and availability of such work.
Want a more comprehensive example? Here's the list of kinks F-list would have been required to prohibit in order to take subscriptions. It's a long list, and I imagine future additions would need to be vetted as well. All of these are at risk of being forbidden if some card processor gets wind that it's part of what artists alley or dealers' den payments are for - even if they're just paying for the venue, not handling third-party transactions for the alley. It's a stretch, but I could see it happening for event programming, too; after all, it's an advertised component of the event.
The issue is keenly felt by artists relying on online subscription and streaming platforms. Over the past few months I've heard regular stories from artists required to make major changes to their output if they don't want to be thrown off Patreon.
Some actions are justified in the sense that they involve clear derivative works of Pokemon, The Lion King, etc. (though use of trademark protection seems a tad dubious given that the mark owners aren't creating porn to compete with it).
Other cuts are purely about topics being incorporated into the work which Patreon or their card processors don't want to deal with. These restrictions act as a form of censorship because they discourage professional artists from taking work involving such topics - just as refusing them the ability to sell such work at a dealers' table does. This tends to limit the quality and availability of such work.