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Good article about fanfiction from Time Magazine
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Meryl on July 08, 2011, 03:51:23 pm ---Yes, it's nice to know some of the legal specifics and some of the judicial thinking on it.
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Reminded me of our own Louise getting her "cease and desist" order. :(
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Meryl on July 08, 2011, 03:51:23 pm ---Or with the Aeneid? ;D
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I should perhaps go back and reread that section of the article, but. ...
I was under the impression that characters such as Achilles and Patroclus and Hector and Aeneas "existed" before the Iliad, and stories were told about them, so that you might be able to make the case that the Iliad itself was a type of fan fiction, but I could be wrong about that.
MaineWriter:
It was a good article and I enjoyed it. It made me think of our "heady" days in fanfictiondom here at Bettermost.
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delalluvia:
Or scary days of fan fiction here. ;)
Excellent article. Even the writer of the article was scared to mention any movies/TV shows except for those that have already given their blessing to fanfic.
I find it ridiculous that the authors who do not abide fanfic don't like it because they feel it's 'intrusive' or its 'taking their kids away'. These authors PUT THEIR STORIES OUT ON THE MARKET FOR SALE and now they whine about other people taking their characters and running with them for their own private enjoyment? They need to watch their irony meters.
And then there're the ones who say 'invent your own characters'. Oh, really? I bet I could pluck plotlines from THEIR books which were done earlier and better as well from earlier authors. How about they follow their own advice? The article pretty much chides them by coming out and actually saying that.
And lastly, I loved how there are fanfics about the bible. Wouldn't it be a kick in the head if that's what some of the early books that were considered or even put in the bible are? And someday, thousands of years from now, someone will find one of these fanfics and decide it's a 'lost book' of the bible? :laugh: :laugh:
Meryl:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on July 08, 2011, 11:40:56 pm ---Or scary days of fan fiction here. ;)
And lastly, I loved how there are fanfics about the bible. Wouldn't it be a kick in the head if that's what some of the early books that were considered or even put in the bible are? And someday, thousands of years from now, someone will find one of these fanfics and decide it's a 'lost book' of the bible? :laugh: :laugh:
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Scary indeed, and all too possible. :-\
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