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We aren't lawyers, and I don't think there's a single hard and fast rule for this. Rights can vary depending on geography, time, and author preference. There are works which are now in the publi...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2019-12-13T12:00:27Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T03:56:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/14762 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
We aren't lawyers, and I don't think there's a single hard and fast rule for this. Rights can vary depending on geography, time, and author preference. - There are works which are now in the public domain which anyone can adapt, so, for example, any Sherlock Holmes story which uses elements which Conan Doyle wrote before 1923 can be legitimately published or broadcast. (Yes, the BBC _Sherlock_ is technically fanfic). - Some authors invite you to play in their universes (Mercedes Lackey oversees anthologies of short stories written about her worlds and characters) and some don't want you even to assemble an encyclopedia of what's been printed if that encyclopedia is for sale (JK Rowling). - Parody may be acceptable to the author/estate (_Bored of the Rings_) or not (_The Wind Done Gone_). - Amazon set up a deal with some writers and TV shows which gave people permission to sell fanfic _in specific universes_ as Kindle books. Honestly, the only way this writer can try for publication is to talk to the author of the original 'verse and try to work out permission. And there's no guarantee the fanfic writer will get it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-01-01T23:20:09Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 2