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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
So are reviews. They use the original creator's settings, characters, and sometimes direct quotes to send a message to readers. And they can and often do have a negative impact on sales; fanfic almost never does.........................................
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Hary's right, in my opinion - if you look at it objectively, the "fans" are basically stealing the original conception or idea, and characters or derivatives, and more often than not, the settings and storylines . In other words, the author's work, which is invariably legally protected.
Reviews are totally different in that they are used in a fair use sense, as part of a perfectly legal and acceptable discussion of the work concerned, as are any positive or negative effects.
The author may dislike/like a reviewer's write-up, but that is the nature of one person's opinion about another's work.