Discussions on the topic are popping up all over the place.
My favorites are the people who are morally outraged that people have to be "bribed" into donating. Hi, let me introduce you to humanity.
Mal: Does.. um.. does this seem kind of tight? Kaylee: Shows off your backside.
'Shindig'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Dana - May 12, 2004 11:05:26 am PDT #8074 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Consuela - May 12, 2004 11:27:43 am PDT #8075 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
it's my understanding that if the person doing the creation isn't profiting from it, copyright issues are less likely to come into play
There's no law directly on point yet. So no court has yet said whether or not who gets the money matters.
I suspect that if someone who is not the copyright holder is getting money? The courts would care. Regardless of the relationship between the creator of the derivative work and the recipient of the cash.
Which, I expect, is what your IP friend will say. I need to see if Rivka has thoughts on this...
shrift - May 13, 2004 9:22:04 am PDT #8076 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Just to refresh my memory -- VividCon! As in, who's going, again?
I mean, I don't need to start figuring out exactly how much food, booze, comics, and vids to pack in my car right now, but...
Katie M - May 13, 2004 9:30:11 am PDT #8077 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
Just to refresh my memory -- VividCon! As in, who's going, again?
*raises hand*
Crap. I really need to get on making reservations if I want to use my frequent flier miles, don't I?
Theodosia - May 13, 2004 9:31:11 am PDT #8078 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm kind of thinking of going
askye - May 13, 2004 9:32:51 am PDT #8079 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
I was going to but now I don't think I could get the money together so I backed out. Although Margie indicated that if I could get the money together I'd still have a place.
Michele T. - May 13, 2004 10:03:07 am PDT #8080 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Which, I expect, is what your IP friend will say.
Nope. She demurred from making any larger judgment, but when other people compared it to a standard political fundraiser, where people are given food or performances or whatever as a thanks for their contribution, she didn't object, either.
Consuela - May 13, 2004 10:40:15 am PDT #8081 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
In a standard political fundraiser people have the right to own, manipulate, and transfer ownership of the stuff they are giving away.
Michele T. - May 13, 2004 11:05:42 am PDT #8082 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
There's no transfer of ownership of the fic, though. It's being posted.
Dana - May 13, 2004 12:03:41 pm PDT #8083 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't think that's a direct analogy, though (if I understand the issues correctly). If a political fundraiser gave away copies someone had burned of Britney's new album, it'd still be a violation of copyright. No one's claiming they own it, but you're still not allowed to do it.
I do think fic is more of a gray area, as it always is, and everyone's got their own particular moral line. Personally, I'm not stressed about it, but then again, I'm not participating. Nor am I a lawyer, so what do I know?
(I'm reminded of a conversation I saw on a Nikita board, where the person who was selling burned CDs of series composer Sean Callery's original music claimed that it couldn't possibly be illegal, because otherwise why would CD burners exist?)