[ SECRET POST #2958 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2958 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You're assuming plagiarist only copy amazing works which is sadly not true.
And those people know their niches better than most, so if they think they can make some money (or get some praise) of it? They would do it, so I get OP's fears.

[dreemyweird]

Oh, no, I didn't mean that. I just think that fanfic from big and flourishing fandoms (e.g. Sherlock) is far more likely to get plagiarised, regardless of its quality. On the other hand, to get someone to steal your work done for a small and obscure fandom, you need to be really damn good.

However, I must also note that I don't think plagiarism of this sort is terribly common at all. Granted, I have no statistics to support this view, so it's just anecdata, but I've never seen any plagiarism wank in any of my fandoms.

[(Anonymous)]

Fanfics from big and flourishing fandoms would also be far more likely to get noticed if someone plagiarised it. You'd be surprised where some prolific fanfic readers end up, and the things they can call out.

If you were going to do it, then something obscure would be a much safer bet as far as not drawing attention to yourself goes.

[dreemyweird]

That's a fair point, but small fandoms based on old books update so rarely and have so little content diversity that it's actually pretty difficult to find something that suits your purpose. Plus, they have little "generic" fic where you could just strip all the names off and pretend it's original fiction.

I really don't think that this does, in fact, happen with any sort of regularity. Maybe I am wrong, but my general impression is that it's easier to write something of your own (where you could change the wordcount, the topics, etc.) than to roam fannish spaces in search of material. Granted, one may not be a good writer, but as you've rightly pointed out, all sorts of rubbish gets plagiariased and published, so I don't see how that'd be an obstacle.