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Old 07-05-2012, 04:42 AM   #118
QuantumIguana
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Uh, no.
Stuff that might be confused with/substitute for the source devalues the brand, regardless of the quality.
Legally speaking that stuff is considered counterfeit.
http://newsismybusiness.com/britto-t...-counterfeits/

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...133583608.html
It would be difficult to demonstrate that fanfic could be confused with the original.

The links don't demonstrate anything about fan fiction. These knockoffs look like the original, and even if they don't use the original's name, are clearly attempts to fool people into thinking that it is the original.

No reasonable person would confuse a Star Trek novel with a Star Trek fanfic.
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