User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-31010985-20191101112654/@comment-31010985-20191211232912

Responding to your rule 2 concerns, a couple of things to talk about. First off, these stories were not published on an author's personal blog. jameswylder.com is owned by James Wylder and Arcbeatle Press and "All content on [the] website is either the property of Arcbeatle Press, or has been used with permission by its creator excluding content in guest posts". This is absolutely not something you would expect on a blog used for personal purposes. Also for the record, the definition of "blog" is broad and does not necessarily connote a personal connection.

As for the issue of whether we can be sure of the licensing of these stories, it's pretty clear we can. Niki Haringsma (one of the co-licensor's of White Canvas) and Nate Bumber (another co-licensor of White Canvas as well as one of two for Life After Death) have both gone on record by confirming these stories were, indeed licensed. If you couple this with the claims that both Wylder and Arcbeatle Press as a company have given, it becomes pretty clear this is a sound legal operation. I don't want to get into the legal trouble FANDOM could get into if we openly accuse a company of copyright violation.

Another thing to note is that this discussion is necessary because Arcbeatle is a "new source" of DWU stories. However, after this initial check has been completed precedent has suggested we trust publishers of a similar size such as Obverse or Candy Jar and question examples of potential copyright infringement on a case-by-case basis.

This thread would not create a precedent of allowing stories published on a personal blog, it would merely show that we trust Arcbeatle as a publisher to tell the truth.

Please elaborate if you have any further concerns.