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Originally Posted by fjtorres
..and the authors can change their minds at any point in time.
(Rowling did just that that, remember?)
Revocable "permissions" aren't permissions, they're shrugs.
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No. Revocable permissions are in fact permissions. They aren't even an unusual type of permission. If I give my neighbor permission to use my lawn mower, I may revoke that permission at any time. Does that mean I never gave my neighbor permission to use my lawn mower? Of course not.
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All that the authors are saying is they won't pursue the violators unless they are *really* annoyed. The violation remains. And so does the liability.
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First of all, that's simply not true. It is not true that all are simply saying they won't pursue "violators". Some authors do in fact give permission to people to write fanfic, under certain conditions, often that the work is not sold and that the fanfic author gives credit to the original author.
And any author did make a statement that they wouldn't pursue the "violators" would then have a difficult time in court if they did sue, unless the fanfic author was exceeding the permissions usually expected with fan fiction.