Comments | tokki_chan: PSA: A quick and dirty primer on Copyright isuses in fandom

tokki_chan

PSA: A quick and dirty primer on Copyright isuses in fandom

May 06, 2010 00:06

So this was a discussion that got prompted by mairinathaira and her distaste for one author's stance on fanfiction. But I think it touches on a lot of common issues for fanworks, so I thought it'd be helpful to re-post my comments for my flist, just for FYI purposes ( Read more... )

psa: legalese, copyright copy-write copy right?

Comments 2

aigooism May 6 2010, 08:45:22 UTC

XD Good post.

I wouldn't say I have a huge distaste for authors like Anne Rice, but rather it leaves me not wanting to read it because after I read it, what's the point? I don't want to be left with an urge to write a fanfic when I'm not allowed to, you know?

I'm all for those author's who want to protect their work, but at the same time . . . bleeeeh XD

tokki_chan May 7 2010, 02:47:56 UTC

Haha, yeah, I hope it's useful to people. There's a lot of confusion on the subject because fanworks are so widespread.

Eh, I think authors should know how to pick and choose their battles. Ethics and integrity aside, it's about pragmatics. If they're smart, they can make it very profitable for them to culture a fanbase.