Meta/Rant: It's like deja vu all over again!

[telesilla]

Once upon a time--back in the mid 90s--John Ordover, the then Star Trek editor of Pocket Books, posted on alt.startrek.creative advertising a contest for fan writers. If you wrote a fic that fit into their guidelines--which were the same stringent ones tie-in writers had to follow--you could win a cash prize and be published in an anthology. If I

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Re: fanlib

[stewardess]

Chris, your FAQ says "In 2007, the powers that be who once battled fanfic authors are ready to take a new approach." Can you provide facts to back that up? Please list the individuals that make up the "powers that be." I simply do not believe this statement, because there has never been "powers that be" going after fanfiction writers. There have been a few isolated cases [Anne Rice], yes, but there has never been a coordinated effort. The reason is simple: no one profits from fanfic. But now it seems FanLib intends to. Do you understand how this is a concern for the fandom community?

Also, when you answered the question of whether fanfiction is the equivalent of illegally downloading music, you reply, "The legality of pirating and bootlegging is not fuzzy." That implies you are counting on fanfiction to be fuzzily legal. Is it wise to base a company on that assumption?

Lastly, if a few middle-aged fanfiction writers who own lots of cats are getting under your skin, I suggest you avoid the Internet completely for the next six months. This is just the beginning of the scrutiny FanLib will undergo by the fandom community.

Re: fanlib

[annlarimer]

HEY! I do not have a cat.

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[stewardess]

Oh noes!!! Does that make me a lying liar who lies??? :p