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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Is that so, if you don't like what they've written, you can blow them out of the water easier?  |
lol. Nah. I'm a nice guy, so by saying that I'd prefer they stayed within the canon, I'm actually helping out the fanfic writer. Because some great writers have actually gotten their start writing fanfic. Others have done something so incredible with their fanfic that they've actually enhanced and expanded the original universe they were writing fanfiction about.
Just look at the expanded universes of both Star Wars and Star Trek. Both contain generous amounts of characters and canon originally created by fanfic writers. Not all of it, but certainly a reasonable percentage. There is one case that comes to mind specifically. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the character of Mara Jade from Star Wars. That was a character actually created by a very brilliant fanfic writer. His works were so good, and his character so rich, that she eventually became a part of the Star Wars expanded universe. To date, that one fanfic character has been in 5 Star Wars games and countless Star Wars books. Not only that, but the guy who created her now has a fairly lucrative job working for George Lucas.
So there is some benefit to be had by fanfic, both to the fanfic creator, and the original author or creator of the work being used in the fanfic. So in the end, fanfic is actually beneficial to guys like us, and our readers as well. The only time I would take any exception to fanfic is when someone used it as a means by which to directly profit from my work without at least getting my legal written permission to do so.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I suspect you mean "canon" ( the body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding in a field of study or art) rather than "cannon" ( a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar. )  |
Sorry, long day. Yes, it was a typo. lol.
Elfwreck: Wow, mega legal brief. ^_^;;