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The Economist on Fanfiction!

Jul 21, 2011 17:10

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Comments 11

lifefailsme July 21 2011, 16:24:01 UTC

Hmmm, fanfiction is something created after being inspired by the original story/character/s. It's a separate entity from the canon version and to stifle it is to stifle a form of artistic expression and I don't think stifling such things are good for any society.

woman_of_ July 21 2011, 16:35:58 UTC

Yes, and I think the article agrees with you.

curiouswombat July 21 2011, 17:28:23 UTC

How interesting - the second positive article in such a short space of time - hurrah!

woman_of_ July 21 2011, 17:44:48 UTC

It's good to get a bit of valudation!

love_jackianto July 21 2011, 17:38:31 UTC

Great article. I think Paul Gross put it best:

"I suppose the character is public ground. If you're willing to bring it into people's houses every week, the [fans] are entitled to certain liberties, where ever their imagination is carried by those characters."
--Paul Gross (character Ben Fraser), Executive Producer of due South, quoted in the Toronto Globe & Mail, August 8, 1998

woman_of_ July 21 2011, 17:45:14 UTC

Great quote!

love_jackianto July 21 2011, 17:46:11 UTC

Yep. It's one of my favorite quotes because Pual really does get it, so to speak.

melodious329 July 21 2011, 21:16:15 UTC

I'm just disappointed some of my favorite writers disapprove, not that I've ever played with their particular toys, but...

woman_of_ July 22 2011, 04:21:45 UTC

Neither have I. One I played with most was Joss', and he openly approved!

strangexgirl July 26 2011, 15:16:29 UTC

One of the reasons I dig JK Rowling so much is that she not only 'puts up with' fanfic, but encourages it.

woman_of_ July 26 2011, 16:46:53 UTC

*nods, JW is the same.