The thing I didn't understand about fan fic before I finally got around to writing it myself for sharing with others is that fan fic *just is* the discussion, interpretation, and analysis of a text. But instead of being in a "non-fictional" essay format, it's in a fictional, narrative format.
I totally agree... fanfic is just another form of literary criticism. And that point has come up in that blog several times in the past (well, every point has come up over there before, it's a very circular debate) but usually gets ignored.
I wonder if the people in that blog discussion object to people discussing and analyzing art, literature, and television. Probably not.
Well, of course they argue that analysis and discussion is allowed under copyright while fanfic is not, which makes it badevilwrong, but imho there're plenty of problems with that line of reasoning. First, there's a fair chance that fic might sail under the very same fair use clause that protects crit, parody, etc. The even bigger problem: these quys tend to bring up copyright while at the same time arguing from an ethical/moral viewpoint, which has nothing to do with copyright law.
Reading that discussion will make you gnash your teeth and tear out your hair.
My impression is that some authors believe their copyright entails the right to dictate how the reader engages with their text, and that's just not happening. Never has, only the reader interaction didn't use to be quite as visible before the net.
The business world is all a-buzz over Internet mark II with its two-way communication - no one's gonna get that genie back in the bottle. :)
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I totally agree... fanfic is just another form of literary criticism. And that point has come up in that blog several times in the past (well, every point has come up over there before, it's a very circular debate) but usually gets ignored.
I wonder if the people in that blog discussion object to people discussing and analyzing art, literature, and television. Probably not.
Well, of course they argue that analysis and discussion is allowed under copyright while fanfic is not, which makes it badevilwrong, but imho there're plenty of problems with that line of reasoning. First, there's a fair chance that fic might sail under the very same fair use clause that protects crit, parody, etc. The even bigger problem: these quys tend to bring up copyright while at the same time arguing from an ethical/moral viewpoint, which has nothing to do with copyright law.
Reading that discussion will make you gnash your teeth and tear out your hair.
My impression is that some authors believe their copyright entails the right to dictate how the reader engages with their text, and that's just not happening. Never has, only the reader interaction didn't use to be quite as visible before the net.
The business world is all a-buzz over Internet mark II with its two-way communication - no one's gonna get that genie back in the bottle. :)