Pern fanfic (was Re: GWTW Fanfic Provokes Lawsuit)

[Angela Boyko]

Ellen wrote:

That doesn't seem to matter in the case of Anne McCaffreys Pern 
books/ world.  Her people and lawyers are making things miserable for 
people involved in Yahoo clubs role playing games based on Pern- even 
if they contain none of her characters, and aren't even set in any of 
the Holds (Cities) or towns) that she uses in her books.

Even clubs that are completely original, except for being set on the 
world of pern, and using her concept of Dragons, Weyrs and Thread, 
are being harassed, and told to remove their online presence (Logs of 
stories, archives of discussions) or be deleted.

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I was wondering why Fanfiction.Net didn't have a Pern category. :-)

One of my hobbies is customizing fashion dolls. I'm doing a swap based
on Pern. I've made over a doll (note that I don't specifically say
Barbie - one cease and desist letter from Mattel and a Barbie castle I'd
created for a MUD got a new makeover. I'm being a good girl now.) and
written a story about the doll for the person receiving her in the swap.
I was sort of thinking about posting the story, but I figured there was
something going on that explained the lack of a Pern category. Thanks
for letting me know ahead of time. 

Angela
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