Consolidating All the Groups into One - Fan Fiction

[Brian]

Replying to...

"I don't think any HPFGU groups should allow the PUBLICATION of
fan fiction. I think at best, any fan fictions being discussed
should be hosted somewhere else and only linked to.
I think, even though JKR tolerates it, there are some issues
around copyright and trademark, and while JKR may be tolerant
Warner is not. "


Whether Warner is tolerant of not is irrelevant, they do NOT own the 
rights to the written works, merely a license to adapt them.
While they may use their muscle to bully people for things like Harry 
Potter parties, something which is clearly an adaption of the BOOKS and 
in a written form, falls well outside of their legal rights, which is 
why there are hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fanfics.
Even if they wanted to try and stop them, they could hardly do so when 
JKR has given fanfics her blessing repeatedly and has received many 
compliments not only on getting a whole generation into reading, but 
encouraging hundreds of thousands of new writers as well.

Brian