Fan fiction in general (was: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics)

[Carol]

Alla wrote:
> <snip> While I am clarifying things, I will say that I meant to
write she [JKR] COULD do more things and she does not. For which as
fanfic reader I am very grateful.
>
Carol responds:

But *could* she do more? What does she do now (Lexicon suit and that
castle in India and "He's my character" aside), and what restrictions
could she legally institute and effectively enforce against Internet
fanfic if she so chose? That's the question, and I'm not sure anyone
has the answers at this point. What grounds would she have for a
ceas-and-desist injunction, how could it be enforced, and could she
win the case if it were brought to court? And are there any other
sanctions or preventive measures other than "cease and desist" (which,
BTW, is redundant).

Carol, feeling as if the Internet has turned the world she once knew
upside down