Comment on Atlasaurus drawing by palaeozoologist

Exactly. That's my thoughts as well. Well-researched skeletal reconstructions are science. So to not let them be used by others to restore accurate animals is like a medical researcher saying to a surgeon, "Nope, you can't use these new surgical techniques that we found are better because you will make money off of it in your medical practice." It makes zero sense to me. But apparently he is willing to sue. From his site: "I must require that use of my images as source material for commercial ventures (products, popular books, articles, documentaries, films, exhibits and so forth, as well as nonprofit public efforts) is not acceptable, unless prior arrangements are made with yours truly. Those who wish to pursue paleoart without my involvement need to produce entirely original work (see statement below). I have succeeded in receiving compensation for unauthorized work."

Obviously, plagiarizing material is never acceptable, but using his work as a scientific reference should be allowed. But apparently not.