Well, apperntly there is a brushfire concerning the new Otakon poicy that may or may not exist. So, far I haven't seen a copy paste of the original forum post since the Otakon board is "Members onry!!!!" (Yeah a little game reference in there..) So I can't say YES they are st00pid for banning all fanart or, geez people that's not exactly what was meant.

However my commentary lies on the fact of why they'd want to ban it in the first place. I got into some heat over at DA for accusing someone of stealing art. I lost. What was it all about? Well someone printed out a screenshot from Utena, TRACED OVER said screenshot, changed a few lines here and there and BAM, "This r my character!!111" I even HAVE the exact screenshot. You could SO tell where it came from because the only lines that were added was int he clothing and a curl here and there for the hair. Even the kitten was still there.
If this is the type of art they are banning and Otakon I say GO FOR IT! I'm tired of seeing screenshot/manga traces passed off as original art or fan-art. I mean I've seen a ton of Yuugi's and Naruto in the exact SAME pose the exact linage and the exact style in PUBLISHED MAGAZINES. I can agree with having the same pose, but the character is obviously in your style or such, because that's what makes it different.
What my take on digital art with multiple prints? (People seem to have a problem with this one as well.) You buy posters don't you? I don't see anything wrong with it, though the printouts prices SHOULD reflect their easily reproducable nature of the art. I mean $40 for a printout SHEESH. That and ink cartridge and a 1/3 right there.