Can Fandom Tropes Be Copyrighted? The NY Times Covers a Lawsuit Involving Omegaverse Fiction

[zodgory]

A lawsuit involving online erotica raises a new question: can tropes from a fan-generated genre like the Omegaverse be copyrighted? @xanalter reports on a strange intellectual property dispute. https://t.co/yliBGeYpqL
- The New York Times (@nytimes) May 23, 2020
-Omegaverse (or A/B/O) as a concept originated as a fanfic trope from a prompt on the

Comments

[lifeinyouryears]

fandom going mainstream continues to be a mistake

[laceandskin]

This is the type of ridiculousness I need on a sunday night.

[meganlynn09]

Just to keep it nice, I'll only say this is in my top 3 of hated tropes.

but when asked to cite specific examples, she suddenly can't read. “It was hard for me to read them side by side, honestly, because I felt very violated.”

I have no clue if her claim had any merit but this is overdramatic lmao

[euraylie]

This along with mpreg is one of my most hated

[meganlynn09]

Ugh *shudders*

[deborahkla]

Mine too. But soon there will be copyright infringements over fan-fic. It's getting insane.

[melancolour]

i may have switched tabs from an omegaverse to check ontd

tropes cannot be copywritten for sure, even the fact they'd have to go after thousands of anonymous authors online to protect the copyright makes this insane.

all this said, most abo fics (including the one im currently reading) uphold gender norms as biological imperatives and are trash. judge me ontd!

[aeipathy]

i hate abo and omegaverse stuff but i will give you kudos for being brave enough to admit you read it in this post lmao

edit: also at least you're self aware it's trashy, i have my trashy fav fanfic tropes too (but i'm not admitting them here lol)

[lozbabie]

Where’s the lie?

I hate them and had no idea where the trope was from. I’ve read it in the most bizzare fandoms, such as Parks and Rec and The Office.

I’ve seen it in HP where it at least makes some sense.

[fried_twinkie]

I read them occasionally as well. Good enough for a late night wank, but I never dreamt I'd see the day NYT reported on omegaverse lol

[nikonplix]

If I ever see omega verse in the mainstream like in movie theaters or books in Costco I’m just gonna have to tap out man

[ishumy]

I can live happier not having to worry about hearing "give me your knot, Alpha!" in any movies, that's for sure.

[reciprocidad]

noooo. Thanks for implanting that image into my head

[readeliza]

Timothy Chalmamet’s next big role.