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fandomsecrets2012-06-15 06:50 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-06-15 06:50 pm
[ SECRET POST #1991 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1991 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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(Anonymous) 2012-06-15 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)Fanwork does bring a lot of publicity. Maybe not every specific fic will, but I can say that I'm currently in three different fandoms that I never would have gotten into with fanworks, including fic and RP.
And "a time when everything was computers", really? Everything is computers now, and that's not going away. Authors don't get to dictate the world based on a long-gone past. That's a ridiculous excuse. Is it okay for old people to also be racist, since "times change" but "maybe they don't"?
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You missed my point. Everything is computers now, and the people who feel entitled to the author's approval of fanfic always come off as kids who have only ever grown up knowing that. Y'know, grown up with a constantly connected fandom, with fic and the like always available. Also, like they don't know the reason that a lot of older authors dislike fanfic (hint: it involves "The Old Days," zines, and a ridiculously drawn-out legal battle started by a fan against an author).
I didn't say fanwork doesn't bring publicity. I said when fans use that excuse to justify why an author should feel differently, they're being a little dishonest with themselves, and coming off as smarmy little pricks. They're not writing the fic to give the author publicity; they're writing the fic because they want to (or possibly because they're horny, depending on the fic).
It comes down to showing a little respect for the authors. I'm not even saying "don't write fic if the author doesn't like it." This is the internet, most (sane) authors aren't trying to remake the world into The Way It Was. They just don't. Like. Fanfiction. That is a legitimate way to feel, and it is every bit their right to dislike it. Hells, fanfiction already exists in a shady legal ground as it is, primarily getting by as a blind eye turned and all that.
My point is that people feel entitled to the author's approval. More than that, with lines like "it's publicity!" they sound as though they're expecting the author to be grateful about the epic slash fic they wrote. And that's...that's just messed up. The author isn't "stupid" for not liking what people do with his/her work. They can't stop it, but that doesn't mean that they have to feel like it's the best thing ever either.
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Transcript of the relevant bit: "They photoshop us in various I don't know where she got these weird positions. Various compromising positions and very proud of the fact and expected me to be as well. What up with you people?"
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(Anonymous) 2012-06-16 02:16 am (UTC)(link)wha