(BE WARNED - POSSIBLE NON-SENSICAL RANT AHEAD)


In my opinion, I think it comes down to a number of factors. Mind, these are from what I have gleaned from the authors' comments and may not be the "correct" interpretation:

- Commercial impact - Writers need to maintain a living, so will said fanfiction be illegally profiteering beyond the bounds of non-profit writing? (e.g.: rewriting "The Hunger Games" with a few minor changes and selling it as your own work)

- Perception of original content - Will repeated, altering depictions of content unintentionally result in the fandom gaining a differing, incorrect assumption of said content?

i.e.: Think if the horrors of "My Immortal" reached a mass audience level and impact - could it alter fan perception of the H.P. series as a whole?

- Public domain - Is the content in question clearly defined as being under copyright and is said copyright being maintained by the author/benefactor/author's estate? If not, how true to the original content would said derivative work maintain itself?

- Author authority - Has the author of the original content made it clear whether they'd allow/deny the publication of derivative works based on their own?

- Reliance on other's work (minor concern) - Could reliance on writing fanfiction only unintentionally impact on an individual's ability to create original content?


Any opinions?