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Originally Posted by taosaur
The article and this thread pertain to how best to approach 'tribute' works for the greatest benefit of the creator, the fan and social discourse. Dragging discussion into the field of "inherent rights" presents an imponderable red herring.
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I must respectfully disagree that it's a "red herring". The article quoted seemed to me to be criticising the estate of Mr. Herbert for "going after" fan sites which violated the late Mr. Herbert's copyrights. I am saying that being a "fan" does not give you any greater right than anybody else has to break copyright law, and that it is, therefore, wrong to criticise the copyright holder for exercising their perfectly legitimate right to protect their intellectual property.