Second, the creator didn't plan to make a profit with his work, but he didn't expect the official to do it for him.
Zack Finfrock is a well-known fanfiction author in the "Fallout" series of B Society, and as early as 2010, he and his team members produced a very famous second-generation web series "Fallout: Nuka-Cola Journey" in the fandom at the time.
This work has quite exquisite packaging, and the film's own level of service is also online, so it is not only well-known overseas, but even the official B company has praised and recommended it, and even on Douban in China, you can find the information of this drama:
More than ten years later,Zack is still active in the fandom that radiates a lot of works.,Although it's not a small fame.,But for many years, he has insisted on "generating electricity with love".,Never used his second creation for profit without authorization.。
But recently, Zack's work has been taken for commercial use, and it is no one else who commercializes his work without authorization, it is the official of Company B.
Fallout 76's online store recently released a new batch of material packs, including an item called the "Flag Flying Bundle", which was displayed in the mall with a comic-book illustration of the classic "Pip-Beep Kid" in Fallout to match the name.
Art materials from the official store
Due to the uniformity of the art style, most players would probably assume that the image was from the official one, but Zack soon discovered that the design of the illustration was clearly very similar to one of his previous comics.
Works drawn by Zack
Subsequently, Zack raised the issue on his personal X, saying that if the official really liked his work, he could draw a better and newer version of it, while also @ Jonathan Rush, the creative director of Fallout 76. Of course, this is more like some kind of "retreat as advance", or yin and yang weirdness.
It didn't take long for Jonathan Rush to respond on behalf of the authorities - the mistake was caused by a miscommunication with an external vendor, and the previous art assets were quickly replaced. Now the cover of the gift pack in the mall has been changed to a more regular version.
Replaced "Flag Flying Pack"
But the story is not over, and then Zack took the opportunity to ask Jonathan if the official could provide some art collaboration opportunities, and this time only 12 minutes later, he waited for the olive branch of Company B - Jonathan promised to contact Zack to make some related art materials in future game versions.
After many years, Zack finally waited for the opportunity to "turn the same person into a regular".
In the fandom, similar copyright incidents are often disputed, but this time at least there was a good ending. In the end, Zack also drew a new cartoon for the occasion, and the comic also had a caption: "So this time, am I still considered an 'official trust'?" ”