A Response to Controversy & Remix Culture
Channel: Polygon Gaming
Date: 2017-02-22

This is a video I recorded in the immediate aftermath of all that happened. It rambles quite a bit, but I hit some pretty major topics regarding derivative works in the SC2 community. I'd love to start a conversation about what is good, what is bad, what is allowed and what is not. Some more organized thoughts on the subject are listed:

- Should you ask permission or is attribution enough?
- If you ask permission, but are denied permission, should you not use the clip? What if this is a piece criticizing the person who has denied the permission, doesn't that grant a monopoly on information?
- Is watermarking enough attribution or should direct links be provided?
- If you ask permission but do not receive a response, should you use the clip and wait for a response or not use the clip at all?

There appear to be certain unwritten rules, but the issue is that the unwritten rules claimed by one person don't match those claimed by another. From our unique position in this situation, we were able to see vast differences between Temp0's philosophy and Feardragon's, among a myriad of other people as well. Let's come together and write these rules down to prevent future issues like this.

I have taken down the offending commercial.