Copyright and artist attribution is important. It is nice that you think of this stuff :3
I myself wondered whether the DNP list on e6 was more about the NSFW nature of the platform and looked through it. I saw some streamers who put their names there which makes sense. Didn't really recognize many artists so I can't tell whether people put their names on the e6 DNP list for not wanting to be associated with e6 or simply for not wanting their art shown on other platforms. A large portion of the e6 DNP list is also "artist only", as in only the original artist may upload their art. Whether that should apply to Lemmy would also be debatable.
I also wondered how relevant the difference between linking and uploading is. Would an artist be fine having their art linked from Lemmy to their Furaffinity instead of uploading the Furaffinity image to Lemmy, both with additional links to the source? Or should a DNP list apply to both linking and uploading? I feel like as long as something is publicly available (without needing an account on some website) then it should be fine sharing it on Lemmy. There would be no need for a DNP list then. This obviously is much more complicated for NSFW posts which usually require accounts to view.
The simplest approach to respecting artists wishes would be to have a link in the sideboard or somewhere easily accessible, where artists can request their artworks to be taken off the site, coupled with community mods enforcing that artworks are posted with a link to the source. But whether that is enough, I don't know. I am just a simple fur :3
Thank you for all your work though, Pawb Social staff! I appreciate the constant updates and posts where the community can chime in with feedback!
reminds me of this tumblr meme :P
