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Originally Posted by DrSpengler
The difference, though, is that Siembieda has the money to take a baseless lawsuit to court and I don't have the money to pay court costs to defend myself.
So if I ever DID receive a cease and desist, I wouldn't be able to fight it and a little blog article, principle or not, isn't worth the drain on my savings just to keep.
I imagine Siembieda knows this and that's his greatest leverage over people posting cropped art from his books on blogs.
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I haven't heard of him suing a fansite since the mid to late 90's. It was his wife that would brag on the company forums that she would google search for hours key words related to the company looking for copyright violations to turn over to their attorneys. They've been divorced for a few years now so i think Kevin is only going after people and companies with money he can shake down. You should be ok under the radar or at worst just get a cease and desist letter and thats if he ever actually becomes aware of it.
Fun fact Magic the gathering card game was originally created as a quick cash flow to help defend against and eventually settle a Kevin Siembieda copyright lawsuit.
I also saw a few of the Turtle issues of Rifter on ebay for a decent price if anyone's interested.