Speaking of copyrights...

[Amy]

No: HPFGUIDX 9561

With all the recent discussion about copyrights, I've got another question that's been buzzing around in my head since I joined the HP fandom.  I know a lot of you are fanfic writers out there...so maybe someone can fill me in.  In the TV fandom world, at least all the ones I've heard about, fanfic is one of those things that everyone knows is out there, but yet don't *tell* TPTB (that's The Powers That Be, aka producers, studios, etc) about it.  Meaning, they (TBTB) know it's out there and they know that it's technically an infringement on their rights, but as long as someone doesn't tell them outright, they can always deny any knowledge.  This becomes very useful when a fan sues them because the fan thinks that they got a story idea from a fanfic story published on the web - which has happened in the past.

So...here's my question...is it just different in the book fandom world?  I was completely floored when I saw that fanfiction was mentioned in the merchandise guide and I seem to recall fanfic being mentioned in an article or two, but I could be wrong about that.

Just curious...

Amy (the other one...as usual, there are lots of Amy's on the list<G>)


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