It’s been a while since I wrote any updates or logs here, but I need to address this. About 4 years ago; I did a piece of fan art that shows Wayne and Lucien Cramp from the 2000s cartoon ‘The Cramp Twins’ as the 2 main characters of 'Pulp Fiction’. The piece in question would have Lucien as Vincent Vega and Wayne as Jules Winnfield respectably, as a homage to the both of them. I even did a reworking of it a year later.
Now, why have I brought up this piece; well I was browsing YouTube one day when I discovered this video that uses a recent song by 'Russ x Buni’, that is named after the aforementioned series. I find it funny how these current rappers have songs dedicated to cartoons I watched in my youth, first J.I.D did one about 'Ed, Edd n Eddy’ then this. But that’s not what I want to talk about here.
In this video of the reworking of the song, you may notice that the image featured as the cover has my fan art. I was not aware of this till then, I was not even asked by anyone if they could use it, nor did I get any royalties for it. Not that I’m demanding to be paid for this, nor am I in any position to sue the person who edited the cover (or should I). I also noticed that the video was not uploaded on the group’s official channel, so it made me speculate that the cover used was a fake. It seems likely to be the case, as a matter of fact, I found another cover that uses another piece of fan art by HeinousFlame.
I did not find any information on where both covers came from, but I came to the conclusion that they were not official covers. At the end of the day, someone used my artwork without my permission. It’s ironic how a piece I did as an homage to both 'The Cramp Twins’ and 'Pulp Fiction’ would be associated with a song that’s named after that same cartoon. And for a reworked version no less. Now I’m no stranger when it comes to copyright, but whenever I do a project related to 'The Cramp Twins’; or any other existing property, I do acknowledge the original creators. After all, they do fall under the 'fair use’ doctrine. To the very least, am I being noticed for this? I really don't like being noticed for the wrong reasons.
