According to Anime Iowa staff:
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No fanart is to be sold in Artist Alley. Fanart may be displayed but not sold. Parody art may be sold and displayed freely. If a copyright infringement does occur and the artist, or the company that owns the rights to the licenced character/s, decides to sue it is not the responsibility of AnimeIowa or Mindbridge. Because the Artist Alley is a private agreement between artist and customer AnimeIowa does not profit from the sale of any materials sold in Artist Alley. This decision is to protect the rights of the original creators of the characters and to protect the artists in Artist Alley. However, if someone reports a potential copyright violation to the AI staff the artist in question will be encouraged to not sell the material.
Tell me how you feel about the fanart banning, and how you think it'll effect future conventions.
