What is a the fan art bru-ha-ha about? I am only picking up bits of it from people on my flist. From the little I have seen, people need to get a grip. There are a ton of people who make their living by doing their own renditions of famous paintings. So what on earth is the problem with fan art?
http://www.livejournal.com/users/maeglinyedi/190245.html
http://www.livejournal.com/users/magdellin/288405.html
Sour grapes if you ask me. Selling original fanart is quite legal.