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Getting your work out there: Fanfiction, LJ and more
twistedude:
Yes, helen, what is "behind a cut"?
Most of the fanfiction is NC-17, and as for fanfiction not accepting anything graphically x-rated,--most of it is. I guess the disclaimer is somesort of protection for them.
My sister nrought up a very interesting point, and I don't know the legal ramifications. She has been looking into copywright law, because someone in Belgium srtole some of her publkished things for her thesis (she's an Okinawan textile specialist), and SHE says:
According to both the Author's Guild and the Writwer's Guild, as soon as you put pen to paper (or however you do it), your stuff is copywrighted--no little "C" surrounded by a circle is necessary. AND this applies to ANY writing---so that stuff we publish on the internet, no matter how much credit we give to the original writers, moviemakers, etc.--is a copywright infringenment, and any author--not just those fanfictiuon lists as having requested we not use their works for OUR works, could sue us if they were so minded.
I have NO IDEA whether this is true or not. I had previously thought that internet publishing, especially under the umbrella of fanfiction or Live Journal, etc. was not the same as copywright infrengement, but now I just don';t know.
Has anyone else looked into this? (My sister's stuff was taken outright, without any credit given.)
Helen:
Just put this: <lj-cut> at the beginning of the story. At the end put </lj-cut>
Anyone wanting to read can just click on the link that will appear.
Also re: copyright - yes, fanfiction infringes copyright, but it's generally overlooked, except by a few authors. We could be sued (or asked to remove our stories from the internet), but from what I read about the issue it's a bit of a grey area and few people would bother chasing after fanfic authors.
fernly:
So, I've got myself an LJ account. How do I post/link stories and chapters?
How about posting in different communities? Which would you suggest?
Any guidelines, suggestions, helpful hints (small and large) would be most appreciated.
(I looked at LJ's FAQ's - didn't see what I needed far as linking stories)
Helen, does "behind a cut" mean making a link to a story from your main journal page?
Thanks!
Helen:
--- Quote from: fernly on July 30, 2006, 12:20:32 pm ---So, I've got myself an LJ account. How do I post/link stories and chapters?
How about posting in different communities? Which would you suggest?
Any guidelines, suggestions, helpful hints (small and large) would be most appreciated.
(I looked at LJ's FAQ's - didn't see what I needed far as linking stories)
Helen, does "behind a cut" mean making a link to a story from your main journal page?
Thanks!
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Hi,
Putting things behind a cut is what you do on your own journal page. Linking to your entry from somewhere else is different.
:)
I link to my own journal from BBSlash and Wranglers. By far the easiest solution is to download an LJ client and post to your journal from that - info on that is in the FAQs somewhere - this makes things really simple. You don't have to know or learn any of the html for formatting your posts, just click on icons and it will do it for you.
Marge_Innavera:
--- Quote from: Helen on July 30, 2006, 05:16:06 pm ---I link to my own journal from BBSlash and Wranglers. By far the easiest solution is to download an LJ client and post to your journal from that - info on that is in the FAQs somewhere - this makes things really simple.
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I posted my stuff on BBSlash but where is Wranglers? Is that an LJ community?
Also, do you know where the directions are in the FAQs? One thing I've found so frustrating about LJ is that either it's difficult to find what you need in the FAQ or the explanation is hard to follow.
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