Okay! OMG this topic! It stresses me out! No, don't get me wrong, it's a great topic, but I spend lots of time thinking about it and don't really have a good answer.
ALl I have so far it "everyone else does it"
I'm really not worried about copyright... more about the sexual content.
Because yknow... what exactly is legal and illegal to write about...
And how would that effect my RL...
Fandom is totally awesome but it's not really worth damaging my reputation as a parent etc.
I love it when we have discussions about such things in fandom. There's always so much pimping and festy stuff, which is necessary, but it's also interesting to have some interactive discussions on the different aspects of fandom
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Whenever I hear this question, I am always amazed that people don't simply point out the thousands upon thousands upon thousands (and so on) of pages which have been written as pastiche and 'homage' and unofficial sequels, etc. in the last four hundred years. For example, Don Quixote has an unofficial (and absolutely unsanctioned) fanfic sequel that required Cervantes to write an official sequel that retconned the first sequel. Convoluted, yes, but still. Hell, there's even a sequel to Les Miserables called, and I shit you not, Cosette, written by Laura Kalpakian in 1995.
And if that precedent doesn't satisfy them, claim Fair Use and Parody. Simple as. They really cannot monkey with your derivatives, so long as you're not making any cashish off of 'em, you're safe.
Almost everything written prior to 1923 is now considered Public Domain, and is therefore no longer considered a copyrighted work. Hence Pride and Prejudice With Zombies, that sort of thing.
It used to be that copyright only lasted 14 years anyhow. These days the rules have changed - now it's the author's lifetime, plus 70 years.
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ALl I have so far it "everyone else does it"
I'm really not worried about copyright... more about the sexual content.
Because yknow... what exactly is legal and illegal to write about...
And how would that effect my RL...
Fandom is totally awesome but it's not really worth damaging my reputation as a parent etc.
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And if that precedent doesn't satisfy them, claim Fair Use and Parody. Simple as. They really cannot monkey with your derivatives, so long as you're not making any cashish off of 'em, you're safe.
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It used to be that copyright only lasted 14 years anyhow. These days the rules have changed - now it's the author's lifetime, plus 70 years.
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