Thread:TheQuazz/@comment-6028837-20160120154733/@comment-995426-20160128143347

Also, on the issue of unlicensed works... That's actually a lot more complicated than just what is licensed vs. unlicensed. Certain unlicensed works have been known to receive input and contributions from original creators on an unpaid basis. (Unlicensed TMNT works are forbidden from charging money or soliciting monetary donations anyway.) For example, Image TMNT issues 24 and 25 were officially unlicensed and published for free online, but they attracted the attention and cooperation of people like Kevin Eastman and Jim Lawson (Eastman did the cover art of #25). And Casey Jones (fan film) is also unlicensed, but enjoyed the participation of veteran TMNT actors like Robbie Rist. MNT Gaiden is similarly complicated, being widely-read enough and long-published enough that there are documented situations where it is considered likely to have at least influenced later licensed TMNT works, with the understanding that this may never be officially confirmed at Mirage or Viacom for legal liability reasons. For example:

The point is, even certain really major unlicensed works don't exist in a vacuum, especially if they attract a lot of attention. And though you may not agree, the wiki has made the decision to go ahead and document these unlicensed works, properly tagged as unlicensed works using the   or more customized    templates. The criteria for inclusion of unlicensed works may change in the future, and this has been discussed before, but for now it would be especially difficult to justify the exclusion of some of these more prominent works.