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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Also, that when it comes to derivative works, there is a difference between parody, pastiche, and satire (which *can* be published commercially, BTW; C.F., Robert Mayer's SUPER-FOLKS, for one; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfolks or Philip Jose Farmer's various Doc Savage and Tarzan parodies/pastiches) all of which reflect on the original source material at a *clear remove* and fanfic, where the narrative *usually* follows the source closely and with minimal if any remove. |
As a matter of interest, parody is not currently a "fair use" exemption under UK copyright law, although there are moves afoot to reform the law to include it (and also to permit such things as format conversion which are technically illegal in the UK).