[ SECRET POST #3217 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3217 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[feotakahari]

I think they're referring to that thing where a fanfic writer accused an author of plagiarizing her fanfic in a later canon work. That's affected how a lot of creators approach fandom. (For instance, this is why Hasbro shreds fanmail without opening it.)

[dreemyweird]

Seriously? Holy shit, I didn't know that happened o_o This is crazy. Yeah, I can understand being wary after that. I guess it's just that my experience is with the creators of smaller canons who aren't that meticulous/with fanworks that cannot be "plagiarazed" by the creators.

[(Anonymous)]

Trust me, that's how it is. I've known one television writer for twenty years. If I wanted pointers to improve my craft, the last thing I could show off is fic based off projects they've written for, even past projects because of Hollywood's habit of recycling properties.

[dreemyweird]

Is that an exclusively American practice, or a worldwide one? And would it still apply if there were no proof that the creator read a particular story (e.g. if they just randomly found it on the internet and did not inform the author about having read it)?

[(Anonymous)]

SA I couldn't say. All the pros I know are American. Having said that, we live in an increasingly litigious world with lots of international overlap (especially in the entertainment community) so I wouldn't be shocked if 'Better safe than sorry' weren't words to live by everywhere.

[(Anonymous)]

As for your other question I think there needs to be proof, because of the concept of finite ideas. Having said that, every so often you'll hear about someone like JK Rowling having to defend themselves from the author of some previously published work. Nothing is certain.

[dreemyweird]

Thank you! That's very interesting. I'm reassured that the way I handle these things is OK, but this is the sort of fact one wants to know if their canon creators do not completely isolate themselves from the fandom.

[sarillia]

The story of the creator being sued by a fan for plagiarism might be apocryphal. I've seen people arguing with the story as it's commonly presented.

[dreemyweird]

It does appear to have a real influence on people's and even corporations' behaviours, though, if I'm to believe the anon above! Maybe there was a similar but true story, or perhaps no one is willing to risk the possibility.

[(Anonymous)]

Terry Pratchett completely stopped visiting the online forum after fan speculation came dangerously close to the plot of the largely-written-but-not-published Fifth Elephant. That might be the origin of the story.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's apocryphal, but I think it was about an author who published anthology books and one of the writers who writer for one of her books. It may have been either Mercedes Lackey or Marion Zimmer Bradley, I can't recall which.

[feotakahari]

Found it! http://fanlore.org/wiki/Marion_Zimmer_Bradley_Fanfiction_Controversy