Comments on: Fan Fiction Plagiarism http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:06:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Janelle Richardhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-129266 Janelle Richard Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:56:39 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-129266 I honestly don't think plagiarism in fan-fiction is a big deal. I make many FF stories and I honestly wouldn't be too mad if someone stole my work because I look at it as we're all stealing some famous person's work be it movies, books, or whatever, and making them into something they're not so who really cares. In all honesty I find it very stupid that anyone would get angry about it. Its just fan-fiction after all. Nothing too serious. I could see if it was a story that was actually yours and you made up the characters, the plot, and everything and it belonged solely to you but that's not the case with FF. I honestly don't think plagiarism in fan-fiction is a big deal. I make many FF stories and I honestly wouldn't be too mad if someone stole my work because I look at it as we're all stealing some famous person's work be it movies, books, or whatever, and making them into something they're not so who really cares. In all honesty I find it very stupid that anyone would get angry about it. Its just fan-fiction after all. Nothing too serious. I could see if it was a story that was actually yours and you made up the characters, the plot, and everything and it belonged solely to you but that's not the case with FF.

]]> By: Antonyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-129095 Antony Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:06:46 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-129095 Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody - though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about - and are fans of - Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome! Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody – though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about – and are fans of – Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome!

]]> By: Antonyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-128103 Antony Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:06:46 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-128103 Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody - though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about - and are fans of - Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome! Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody – though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about – and are fans of – Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome!

]]> By: Antonyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-125859 Antony Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:06:46 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-125859 Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody - though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about - and are fans of - Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome! Hi, I hope people are still likely to view this thread! Jonathan Bailey's article is very interesting and useful, but still leaves me with some questions about something I'm working on. I am very interested in this because I have written a novel which, by its very nature, could be construed as plagiarism. Basically, it is a Star Trek parody – though I'd like to make it clear that I am Star Trek fan myself (the Kirk generation, that is) and the novel does celebrate the greatness of the series, as well and gently lampoon it. It features characters who are very similar to Kirk and crew, and this is a feature of the story. By that I mean it is not just a parody, but it is vital to the plot that the characters are so similar to the cast of Star Trek. There are also a couple of 20th Century characters who know all about – and are fans of – Star Trek, and are amazed to see these Kirk-like characters when they are accidentally zapped into the future. Anyway, I know how rubbish the idea sounds, but that's not the point! The point is, am I allowed to actually refer to the characters from the series? The characters in my novel do have different names (eg John T. Kork, Spoll, Sulin) and are definitely not the characters from Star Trek, but the similarity is obvious both to the audience and to the 20th century characters. In short, I have constantly refered to Star Trek, its characters and technologies, but the characters and technologies actually present in my story are different, so I haven't actually nicked anything from Star Trek, I've just refered to it. But I have refered to it by name. Is this plagiarism or breach of copyright? Any advice on this would be very welcome!

]]> By: Jessicahttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-123510 Jessica Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-123510 Ok, I see your point, some people just add or "fix" one scene or character. But, not all writers do that. Some <br><br>fan fics, in fact, only share some original characters or scenes, but ultimatley are absolutley different from the plot of the original piece of work. <br><br>Also, most writers uses OC's, original characters, instead of just the characters of the original movie, cartoon, show, or book.<br><br>Most people who write fan fic are just trying to express their opinions of the the story might be better if it <br><br>was written this way instead of that way. Ok, I see your point, some people just add or “fix” one scene or character. But, not all writers do that. Some

fan fics, in fact, only share some original characters or scenes, but ultimatley are absolutley different from the plot of the original piece of work.

Also, most writers uses OC's, original characters, instead of just the characters of the original movie, cartoon, show, or book.

Most people who write fan fic are just trying to express their opinions of the the story might be better if it

was written this way instead of that way.

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]]> By: Plagiarism | life in the garden of eden.http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/01/18/fan-fiction-plagiarism/comment-page-1/#comment-120667 Plagiarism | life in the garden of eden. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:35:38 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=161#comment-120667 [...] Fan Fiction Plagiarism at Plagiarism Today, Jonathan Bailey astutely noted: “With fan fiction, the author doesn’t [...] [...] Fan Fiction Plagiarism at Plagiarism Today, Jonathan Bailey astutely noted: “With fan fiction, the author doesn’t [...]

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