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... )

Lots of really newsworthy things today: Haiti, Google v. China, Bank Tax, and of course, Prop. 8's federal suit, which I've been following since it, depending on how it's interpreted, may overturn the amendment in the California Constitution. But I've since come to one important conclusion ( Read more... )