Not to defend anti-creativity, but it's my understanding that at least in the US...

		Neywiny 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese grandparents create life-size Totoro with... Not to defend anti-creativity, but it's my understanding that at least in the US you have to defend your copyright and go after violations or I guess a real serious violation could say "but this other person did it and had no consequences so that's unfair"

You’re thinking of trademark law, not copyright.