Inspired by a recent kerfuffle: google statistics

plagiarism: 24,500,000
plagarism: 310,000
plagerism: 157,000
plagirism: 26,600
plagairism: 9,480
plegerism: 203 *
pligerism: 1
copyright: 11,900,000,000
copywrite: 1,700,000
copyrite: 232,000

* (google's suggestion here: Do you mean plagerism? Am I missing something here? Leo doesn't know that word. Neither do I.)

And if you haven't heard enough of the subject yet: shadowkat67 posts on Intellectual Property Law and the Fan - A Primer. Because, for every law person who argues that fanfic is illegal, you can find another one who will argue how it is likely protected under the fair use clause. Which is why I get annoyed when people boldly state that fanfic is "clearly illegal". Hey, say "possibly illegal". Say "almost certainly illegal" if it makes you feel better. But this isn't a clear-cut case, at least not until there's some legal precedent (and neither side is interested in becoming the test case ... at least on that point everyone seems to agree). Michael Lovitz at Comic Con's "Comic Book Law School" seminar always emphasizes that IP law is so complex that a very common answer you'll get from a lawyer is "maybe".

Shadowkat's post is also quite interesting from an artist's perspective, no matter whether you're a pro or fan artist.

I think I'll engage in some light criminal activity and start colouring page 4, before I get back to work.