There's one real issue involved in fanfic: if the original author reads *any* of it, s/he runs the risk of being sued by psychotic fans when the next book comes out, for "stealing my ideas."
Certainly, a case could be made that JKR didn't come up with Bill/Fleur and Remus/Tonks on her own. (Not a substantial one, I think... but I bet there's some fanfic that predates HBP about how Remus & Tonks got together after Sirius' death. And Bill/Fleur was one of the background bits I assumed was fanon for lots of Snarry.)
An article about CNet article which seems to be about Star Wars fanfic & fan movies. Hard for me to follow; not my fandom.
Release Form required for Mercedes Lackey fanfic. Note: "No public posting of stories/fanfiction is allowed on the Internet. (This includes talking in character in chatrooms or sending stories via e-mail.)"
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/7/18/175640/391: a long thread (older stuff at the bottom, so read from there up) about the pros, cons & legalities of fanfic. Most anti-ficcers say "it all sucks, why would anyone support it?"
Wow, thanks, you certainly went to some lengths with this...
As for JKR 'stealing' from fanfic authors: well, I think every dog has its day every now and then... I've seen split-soul!Voldemort, lots of Hermione/Ron (of course), I've written halfblood!Severus myself, and that doesn't even begin to name the list of things that have been fanon before they became canon...
And to accuse JKR of plagiarism is the dumbest thing anyone could do. Ever. Since that would probably make her reconsider her opinion on fanfic, imho... and any fanfic writer with some ounce of self preservation would do well to think again.
Well, I'm going to be off for tonight, but thank you so much again for the effort you put into linking me those rants/propaganda/etc... I appreciate it a lot ♥♥♥
Suing an author over fanfic is monumentally stupid... but it's the reason Lackey doesn't read any of the fanfic based on her works; Marion Zimmer Bradley was once sued by a fan, and their publisher insists that, to avoid future problems, authors don't read fanfic. Which is really sad.
*Sensible, ethical* fanfic authors don't do that stuff. But nineteen-year-old wannabes sometimes do.
I didn't go to any extremes; these were easy google searches. And it's something I'd been wanting to do--I was hoping to find more essays like the first one, but mostly what I found was third-party references to this or that author who doesn't allow fanfic.
I suppose the proper reaction to Anne Rice's announcement would be to post crack!slash parodies of her stuff, which would be covered under "fair use" copyright laws. (Louis & Lestat hit the gay bar scene... Vampire Orgy at Mardi Gras...)
There's one real issue involved in fanfic: if the original author reads *any* of it, s/he runs the risk of being sued by psychotic fans when the next book comes out, for "stealing my ideas."
Certainly, a case could be made that JKR didn't come up with Bill/Fleur and Remus/Tonks on her own. (Not a substantial one, I think... but I bet there's some fanfic that predates HBP about how Remus & Tonks got together after Sirius' death. And Bill/Fleur was one of the background bits I assumed was fanon for lots of Snarry.)
An article about CNet article which seems to be about Star Wars fanfic & fan movies. Hard for me to follow; not my fandom.
Release Form required for Mercedes Lackey fanfic. Note: "No public posting of stories/fanfiction is allowed on the Internet. (This includes talking in character in chatrooms or sending stories via e-mail.)"
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/7/18/175640/391: a long thread (older stuff at the bottom, so read from there up) about the pros, cons & legalities of fanfic. Most anti-ficcers say "it all sucks, why would anyone support it?"
Anne Rice does not allow fanfic. The idea upsets her.
I failed to find a nice useful list of authors who forbid fanfiction.
Pro-fanfic article: http://www.icybrian.com/freezer/glmonfanfic.php (wouldn't want to repeat stuff that's already been said.)
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As for JKR 'stealing' from fanfic authors: well, I think every dog has its day every now and then... I've seen split-soul!Voldemort, lots of Hermione/Ron (of course), I've written halfblood!Severus myself, and that doesn't even begin to name the list of things that have been fanon before they became canon...
And to accuse JKR of plagiarism is the dumbest thing anyone could do. Ever. Since that would probably make her reconsider her opinion on fanfic, imho... and any fanfic writer with some ounce of self preservation would do well to think again.
Well, I'm going to be off for tonight, but thank you so much again for the effort you put into linking me those rants/propaganda/etc... I appreciate it a lot ♥♥♥
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*Sensible, ethical* fanfic authors don't do that stuff. But nineteen-year-old wannabes sometimes do.
I didn't go to any extremes; these were easy google searches. And it's something I'd been wanting to do--I was hoping to find more essays like the first one, but mostly what I found was third-party references to this or that author who doesn't allow fanfic.
I suppose the proper reaction to Anne Rice's announcement would be to post crack!slash parodies of her stuff, which would be covered under "fair use" copyright laws. (Louis & Lestat hit the gay bar scene... Vampire Orgy at Mardi Gras...)
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