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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's a somewhat different case, in that the source material is in the public domain. There have been some "derivative works" which have become classics in their own right, of course - one good example is Jean Rhys' "Wide Sargasso Sea", a "prequel" to "Jane Eyre".
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If you failed to notice I've been advocating to anyone who'll listen for a shorter copyright term but even so, if you honestly think fanfic or fan art or fan music or fan sculpture is really a threat to commercial success if sold are you really against giving some legal freedom to the non commercial stuff so they don't need to rely on the good graces of media companies.