I don't read much fanfic, but I've lurked in this thread since the beginning. I'm sure this article from the front page of today's Washington Post would be of interest.
Very Harry Potter-centric, and focuses on the copyright law issues.
Yeah, we're building a race of frog-people. It's a good time
Xander ,'Selfless'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Fred Pete - Jun 18, 2003 3:31:30 am PDT #5593 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
shrift - Jun 18, 2003 4:20:38 am PDT #5594 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
unless, oh, that's what "closed" means? Not in terms of date but in terms of invitees?
Honestly, dunno. Although I tend to assume a challenge isn't open to everyone unless there's a public announcement.
How it usually happens is a bunch of people are in a chat room together, somebody gets a bright idea, and everybody goes off to write a story. Not deliberately "exclusive", if you know what I mean.
Katie M - Jun 18, 2003 6:14:46 am PDT #5595 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I'm sure this article from the front page of today's Washington Post would be of interest.
Well, that was... surprisingly inoffensive and non-condescending, really.
Consuela - Jun 18, 2003 6:54:50 am PDT #5596 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Because I have severe I-don't-invite-myself-to-the-party issues
Yes, like this.
The Post article wisely quotes an article on the intellectual property rights of fanfic writers which is both supportive and interesting.
Rebecca Lizard - Jun 18, 2003 8:59:40 am PDT #5597 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
Consuela - Jun 18, 2003 9:00:27 am PDT #5598 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
yes, but since she doesn't announce it even on her LJ I suggest we not out her.
Rebecca Lizard - Jun 18, 2003 9:03:21 am PDT #5599 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
Michele T. - Jun 18, 2003 9:05:02 am PDT #5600 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Consuela - Jun 18, 2003 9:05:53 am PDT #5601 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
She didn't name the name, RL. And while I understand that someone is fully free to discuss the conjunction of their online persona with their real life, I don't feel comfortable doing it for them.
I've known that those two people were the same person for years, just as I know other identities of people I know online. That doesn't mean I make those announcements publicly. I figure if they want people to know, they won't use a pseud.
Rebecca Lizard - Jun 18, 2003 9:14:05 am PDT #5602 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
Okay. I had assumed that since she identified herself as being in the article, in a public LJ post, and identified what she had talked about in the article, that she was fine with people drawing the connection between names. That's why I thought it was okay to say that-- I wouldn't casually out anyone I happened to know unless I thought I had clear indication they were comfortable under both names (as I use both "Rebecca Lizard" and "Lauren Rile Smith", but just feel more natural under "Rebecca", & anyone in fandom is welcome to know what my real-life name is, if they happen to care).
But I will certainly bow to yr superior sense of fan etiquette; and then I'll shut up typing, because all I've done here over the last couple days has gotten me into trouble. (I'd forgotten what the taste of posting-board arguments was like.)