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And it seems only natural for a character like him- not too long ago, he was in quite an undignified position owned by a group of people who must have despised him. But then thanks to some intervention, he'll soon be free.

And yes, even if I own copyright, it's only symbolic. Any Furry of good will can take him and draw him, just so long as they don't make porn of him. If I could take him from where he once was, I'd give him a great future and bequeath him to the fandom at large.

Yeah, it's probably going to happen anyway. But it will go a great deal to not appear greedy if I am ever summoned to appear in front of a jury and give a defense for what I did. If the jury thinks my motivation is not money, but compassion and art for its own sake, that would make a huge difference.

Yeah, but porn isn't the major issue, it's the legality of his existence I am most concerned with. I have so many weapons to attack with plus there is also the fact that in any confrontation, I would almost certainly be considered, to borrow a wrestling term, the "face". But the question still bugs me- just how much mileage can one get out of emotions in a courtroom anyway?

It's not like I'm going to plead my case amongst a jury of robots, I would like to think that if I could convince the court that the corporation is bullying a man who is trying to rehabilitate a character they didn't even want in the first place, that I'd win handily.

Of course, once the copyright comes in, I'll have Crafty's future in my hands, which would mean I legally would have all the rights and responsibilities of owning this character. And seeing as how the email correspondences revealed that Crafty was indeed discontinued a decade ago and that the people who marketed him had to be reminded of this character, I think I've got a solid chance of winning. I've been working on all kinds of fiery rhetoric for months on how to bring them to shame if they ever try to attack me, stuff I think will make any courtroom feel just how ferocious and savage a ticked-off Furry can be.

Of course, there's also the approach of claiming that Crafty could become a common possession that any Furry could have. That means more artwork for him, even if I don't make a lot of money myself. Something tells me that self-sacrifice and compassion makes for a pretty unbeatable argument.

I think much of those scriptures. I would admit self-sacrifice is a moral we all should live by. And as reality has sunk in, I need to get a good job and I won't have time to draw or create Crafty as much as I used to. I only have 24 hours each day and having a job would mean probably not being able to draw or even learn to draw Crafty at anywhere near a professional level.

Even if I gain copyright, I could not in good conscience actually use it to keep others from gaining money off of him. I probably would need some artists to keep drawing under my permission and with the idea that they could keep money for what they draw, so long as they acknowledge me as the holder of copyright. The only time I would get the lawyers involved is to keep pornographic images out of public view. Image is going to be extremely important with an IP designed for children and I don't want him to suffer any more indignity. So really I should have gone for the Creative Commons license.

Regardless, the copyright may be symbolic but it would guarantee his freedom for years to come because I have EVERY intent to expand and keep drawing, keep creating, and keep writing new material about him- which is obviously more than what we can say for his former owners.

And it goes without saying that if any Jewish Furries want to use this as inspiration, absolutely go ahead.

Because my copyright claim is mostly ceremonial, I don't know if I could throw the book at people for bringing Crafty Coyote back

Aww that food looks so sad.