- Anti-Fanfic Bingo, part four

[mirabile_dictu]

Rounds one, two, and three of Anti-Fanfic Bingo produced some terrific responses, including a great little vid for the third round. Let's see what you can come up with for the fourth row:

Comments

[tacky_tramp]

You owe the writers respect for creating an ORIGINAL (TM) world!

I certainly respect the effort and talent they put into their artistic creation. But I don't always agree with people I respect, nor do I always follow their wishes. I respect my mother more than almost anyone in the world, but when she says she doesn't like the new guy I'm dating, I listen cordially and then make my own decision. She is not the boss of me. And neither are authors.

You're acting like spoiled children!

That would imply that I am whining, crying, and abusing those who refuse to give me something I want. I'm not whining, I'm not crying, and I'm not calling anyone nasty names. (Some people in fandom probably are, but that's what some people do, whether it's over fanfiction or their cell phone bill.) Also, the spoiled-children similie implies that I am asking for something I don't have a right to and don't deserve. Obviously, I don't see the creation of fanworks in that light.

Bad fan stories will make people not want to buy a writer's work!

Bad reviews make people not want to buy a writer's work. Bad reviews are legal. And I have a very hard time imagining that someone would be surfing fanfiction.net, come across "The Day that Draco Malfoy Fell in Love with Princess Sparklesue," and decide that the Harry Potter series isn't worth reading. Come on now.

You're raping me!

If you've been raped, and this really feels that terrible to you, I suggest you seek counseling -- you may be suffering from PTSD. If you haven't been raped, and you think that what you're feeling is in any way comparable to what a rape survivor feels, I suggest you issue a public apology immediately and donate a large sum of money to RAINN -- and get a frickin' clue.

Rape is horrifying because it robs the victim of control of his or her own body, a basic human right and the foundation of our sense of security and self. It also feeds off society's ideas about sex and purity, and makes later intimacy problematic for many survivors. This is not like fanfiction at all. I do not hurt you when I write fanfiction. I do not take anything away from you. I do not traumatize you. I do not make you question your worth as a human being. I do not make you afraid to get close to people you love. Fanfiction is not like rape.

(Do people really say this? I mean, come on.)

It's trademark infringement!

Um, I could be wrong, but isn't trademark entirely different from copyright?

[paraka]

If you've been raped, and this really feels that terrible to you, I suggest you seek counseling -- you may be suffering from PTSD. If you haven't been raped, and you think that what you're feeling is in any way comparable to what a rape survivor feels, I suggest you issue a public apology immediately and donate a large sum of money to RAINN -- and get a frickin' clue.
I've gotta admit, the argument that pisses me off the most is that fanfic is rape. People use that word to describe too many things, and when you do, the original meaning uses value. I find that that action is far worse than anything fanfic writers could ever do.

(Do people really say this? I mean, come on.)
Yes, yes they do. And it drives me *crazy*. They obviously have no idea what they're talking about.

Um, I could be wrong, but isn't trademark entirely different from copyright?
I could also be wrong here, but I think they are different things, but trademark can be applied to fiction. Like Disney trademarked Mickey (at least, maybe more) because they don't want to lose control since Walt has been dead for a while now. Copyright has a time limit, trademark does not.