Dingsi (das_dingsi) wrote in meta_roundup, @ 2007-12-07 20:35:00 |
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Entry tags: | ! roundups, beginner's guides, fan fiction, fandom migration, fannishness, helpful stuff, insanejournal, legal issues, plagiarism |
Issue #36 b
yonmei: Copyright and plagiarism and derivative use: "Certainly, while (for example) Paramount could step in and say "Wait, we own the copyright of Star Trek and we are claiming this work is unfairly derivative of Trek" a third person who doesn't own the copyright of Trek cannot step in and say "Hey, this story is illegal, that means I can steal it."
mythicdove: please to be helping dove for she hath questions on life mystery: "Have any of you ever developed a crush on a fandom character, or an actor, sports figure, musician, ect and you can't figure out WHY?"