Well, people watching, I thank you for taking concerns in my small petty life. >w<

It's a very touchy matter... of who owns what things I'm finding real fast. I'm not in trouble yet... and I try to be careful of things. Really.

Some of you, for example, would know I go to Whirled [link] , and that I have asked people here if I could "use" there art in the sense of uploading a thumbnail image that would link back to their submissions.
Understandably, half the people say no. Fear of having their art "taken" and sold for money on mugs or mouse pads without permission or credit.

Another thing comes up... and it's probably nothing that will result with something. But what if someone just wants to draw a thing? Or if something does look close to someone's work that they claim is completely copyright... and no one else can make anything remotely similar, even if that thing is based off something that DOES have some sort of copyright, or more so is based off origins older than gaming itself?

... Personally I don't think there is going to be an issue... if I'm drawing mostly for personal reasons and to share with friends, and even go so far as to tell people I'm afraid I might offend what it is I've done.
If there were an issue? What then? I might end up drawing less than I do... which is rarely at all unless inspiration strikes for something.
... I guess time will tell on such matters. Sometimes I feel the people on deviantART that start to go "COMMENT BEFORE FAV" and are "COPYRIGHT NO TOUCHY" are becoming a bit touchy themselves...

That above comment is possibly enough to get half the readers mad at me. And then THAT comment just now is probably enough to provoke another half... T-T