Earlier this week artist Kentaro Sato accused Musk of using an image from Magical Girl Site, which is currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. “Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk has been posting my drawings without permission,” Sato tweeted, “so I’d like a usage fee of one billion. In dollars.” Though it’s not clear from context if the post was tongue-in-cheek, a number of Twitter users rallied to Sato’s cause, urging him to take action against Musk: Get that money Sensei lmao — CicadasnSeagulls (@VaporwaveOctop1) November 7, 2022 \\ Do it, DMCA the CEO of twitter. — Future Podcaster (@SpyGuy_) November 7, 2022 There’s been no response from Musk so far. NEWS AND VIEWS Jocelyne Allen explains why she soldiered through a rocky first chapter of the melodramatic Kemutai Ane...
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