[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Legal Scenario: Slytherin!Rowling vs. the Fanfic Author

[heiditandy]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: serenadust <jmmears at comcast.net> [mailto:jmmears at comcast.net] 

> 
> Yes, I think that when money is involved, the legalities become 
> clearer.  Do fanfic authors actually plagiarize each others work?
> I never imagined that actually went on.

We have had submissions to FA that are, word for word, works of other
fanfic authors. Barb is one of them - but I know of at least six others.
Someone once wrote a fic about Death Eaters that took place in Marauder
days and used the "creed" that I had Barty force Draco to say under
Imperio in class - they didn't ask me, but they did say it was from my
fic, so it wasn't plagiarism - they credited me. It was still a little
weird to see it there - completely unexpected.