It is their business if their fees are the ones being shared to private content. They likely have a duty to enforce IP protection as part of their contract with creators.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The threat isn't to Chapo, it's to this sub that Chapo has some connection to, which it seems they wanted to just shut down because it was a general piracy vector, and perhaps they weren't moved by the idea of the sub continuing to exist on the pretense that it is merely a source for pirating chapo since we both know that it would never remain constrained to that.

To be clear, this is a tepid defense of Chris, who I don't think could really do anything here, not Patreon.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They are communicating through Chapo. Chris could tell Patreon not threaten the sub on behalf of Chapo.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't take for granted that Patreon is interested in that counteroffer.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sure they can't prevent Patreon from doing legal malpractice.