Dangerous Precendent

With the new precedent upon traces and edits of famed artists, I feel I have to write something. First of all, I'm not evil. I believe that artists should get their credit for the art that they create. This was never in question. However, I feel that the site has now made a precedent that resides on nothing but conjecture that is impossible to follow. The rules, as they are now forbid any form of edit, trace or parody of a piece without the explicit acceptance of the artist in question. I can see why this is, but the practicality of the rule is simply out of scope. As this rule stands, it most likely makes a very high percentage of art on this site against the CoC. What I have trouble with is the fact that this rule is not based upon any form of copyright, as they state in the recent site-wide message. It has absolutely nothing to do with copyright. The site is hosted in Canada and I will base my arguments upon this position, but the argument would be the same if it was hosted in the US or Europe. Edits, traces and fanart are considered fair use in the eyes of the Canadian law. Therefore, there is absolutely no illegality going on in posting edits or traces of art of other artists. In fact, even the artists themselves cannot impose the images to be taken down. This is what fair use means and it's a staple of free speech in the western world. The site rules forbid this form of art in favor of the artists themselves and therefore is based upon nothing but a sense of moral obligation. They are of course free to do so, since it's their site. But as I stated the practicality of the rule makes very, very many images on the site "illegal". The strike that was made against me due to uploading a traced image has set a very dangerous precedent. Anyone who has uploaded images that are based upon work of another artist without explicit permission are now fair targets in the eyes of the admins of Canterlot Avenue. I feel that the moral obligation of the admins and users of Canterlot Avenue are overwriting the fact that the site is made for roleplay and entertainment. Not only does it damage site potential, it opens up a whole new avenue of "mini modding" which is also against the rules. In conclusion, I feel that this rule is untenable for both practical and immersion reasons. The precedent set by the sites admins means that mini-modding will increase and damage users perception of the site in the long run. As the creators themselves have stated, the site is not meant to be a replacement for Ponysquare, which rules and laws made continual survival impossible in the end. Sincerely, a concerned pony. PS: I am starting a collection of artist approvals that can be referenced for any future traces or edits uploaded to this site. If you have a screencap of explicit permission to use traces or edits based upon the art of an artist, please send them to me so I can include them in said list. Current list: https://imgur.com/a/OjDu2 The trace that was taken down...