Even using Kickstarter to raise capital seems to cause problems for fan works. Probably because while the finished &#x27;product&#x27; won&#x27;t cost money, the copyright owners think of it as someone making money off their property.<p>Same with Patreon. In the world of Nintendo fan works alone, both Star Fox the Animated Series and Super Mario Bros Z got their Patreon accounts suspended for trying to raise money.<p>Do I agree with? Not quite, but the general rule seems to be any exchange of money for any part of a fan work is problematic unless the original is in the public domain.