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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) takes the position that most fanfic falls within fair use guidelines, and isn't copyright infringement, and therefore authors have no legal recourse against it. (They can, of course, still object, and many fanfic authors won't write fic that upsets the original author.) |
This position taken by this "organization" is pure nonsense. FanFiction involve the creation of "derivative works" and, as such, is a violation of copyright law if done without the copyright holder's permission. The overwhelming majority of FanFiction is
not written for purposes of parady, which
is permitted as fair use.
Of course, most authors are only too pleased to have FanFiction written using their characters; it's a compliment of highest order than your readers enjoy your work so much that they want to read more.