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Posted on: 2010-05-15 21:31:00 UTC
Last I knew on Carrie Vaughn, she just really doesn't want to know it's there, not that she's saying 'Don't do that'.
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Authors who don't approve of fanfic by
on 2010-05-14 05:21:00 UTC
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Is it a charge to write fanfiction for stories by authors who've said they don't like it? I'm thinking of people like Diana Gabaldon, Anne Rice, and Robin Hobb, among others. How serious a charge would it be? Could it be considered enough of one to kill the thing right there, or would there have to be other infractions to send Agents in?
(Mostly I want to know if it's worth having Agents work in the Oulander-verse, but I'm also genuinely curious. -grins-)
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Is there a list of authors who don't want fanfic? by
on 2010-05-15 00:08:00 UTC
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I think it'd be a good idea to link a list from the wiki, if one could be found. I don't know there's an official PPC policy; but either way, there are probably people here who'd prefer not to go against authors' wishes whatever the official ruling happened to be.
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According to Wikipedia by
on 2010-05-15 03:05:00 UTC
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I suggest putting that on the wiki... by
on 2010-05-16 05:54:00 UTC
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I'll add it to the mission writing guide, at least, but if anyone thinks it should have its own page... or, is there already a page for this sort of thing?
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Also... by
on 2010-05-15 03:07:00 UTC
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George R. R. Martin
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...? by
on 2010-05-15 21:31:00 UTC
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Last I knew on Carrie Vaughn, she just really doesn't want to know it's there, not that she's saying 'Don't do that'.
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*looks it up* by
on 2010-05-15 23:32:00 UTC
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Whoops, you're right. Thanks for the correction.
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I don't think... by
on 2010-05-14 06:37:00 UTC
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...we usually PPC those fandoms at all. Since the PPCing, after all, is a fanfic in itself.
I know there weren't any Dragonriders of Pern missions until after Anne McCaffrey lifted her ban. And I seem to recall a Pern mission specifically mentioning that fact. (Anyone remember what mission that was? I read it when I first joined up.) -
Agreed. by
on 2010-05-14 07:01:00 UTC
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That Pern mission didn't even get finished (sort of) for something like three years, as I recall, so that was WELL after the ban was lifted. Can't say the same for the badfic, though. The mission in question is Brown DragonRider of Pern. I think hS is hosting the badfic, too, if you're interested. There's probably a link around there somewhere.
I agree that we shouldn't PPC in banned fandoms. It's just compounding the issue, really.
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Agreed. by
on 2010-05-14 10:30:00 UTC
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Why tickle a sleeping dragon? Best to leave them be. On the other hand, I see nothing wrong with someone mentioning banned fandoms in their missions, as long as it's clear that the PPC isn't involved - so no offhand mentions of an agent from that 'verse, for instance.
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Maybe the PPC isn't necessary for those worlds. by
on 2010-05-14 15:25:00 UTC
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Very logical! by
on 2010-05-15 02:37:00 UTC
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It's certainly possible. :)
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Re: Maybe the PPC isn't necessary for those worlds. by
on 2010-05-14 22:03:00 UTC
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So along those lines it is more plagiarism than fanfic.
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That is exceedingly well-thought-out and very smart. (nm) by
on 2010-05-14 19:55:00 UTC
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Very true... by
on 2010-05-14 05:52:00 UTC
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Sounds like something the Legal Department would have to cope with. I suspect they would find it worse to go against an author's wishes than to allow a Mary Sue to roam free, but it's a tough choice. -sighs-
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Hmm, but wouldn't your PPCing be a fanfic too? by
on 2010-05-14 05:45:00 UTC
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If you used that charge, you'd be admitting to knowingly writing a fic set in a world made by an author who doesn't like fan fiction. Sure, it's a PPC fic, and you're making fun of bad fanfiction; but the setting's still the author's.
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my two pence by
on 2010-05-14 05:44:00 UTC
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I don't think we should bring that up, really. It feels like we would, by writing a mission into that same fandom, be committing that same offense, as it were.
As an odd sidenote, when I attended NAU, I stayed in the dormitory named after Diana Gabaldon... -
Ooh, really? by
on 2010-05-14 05:53:00 UTC
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Shiny! She's one of my favorite authors. Even if Claire starts out as a self-insert, more or less.
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Yah, really! by
on 2010-05-14 06:04:00 UTC
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Unfortunately, I had a lab the day she was signing her novels in the campus book store...