It's a legal thing.
I can't read the thread and can't even have it on my site. I may have ideas in the hopper that match some of the things posted. If I used one I could be accused of stealing / plagiarism.
The same applies to RJ fan fiction.
I'm sure some of you could have had a lot of fun with it. You're welcome to take it elsewhere, but I simply can't allow it here.
I'm truly sorry, but other writers have wound up in hot water from claims with more tenuous connections.
I can't read the thread and can't even have it on my site. I may have ideas in the hopper that match some of the things posted. If I used one I could be accused of stealing / plagiarism.
The same applies to RJ fan fiction.
I'm sure some of you could have had a lot of fun with it. You're welcome to take it elsewhere, but I simply can't allow it here.
I'm truly sorry, but other writers have wound up in hot water from claims with more tenuous connections.
This post was last modified: 11-21-2005, 05:32 PM by fpw.
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fpw Wrote:It's a legal thing.
I can't read the thread and can't even have it on my site. I may have ideas in the hopper that match some of the things posted. If I used them I can be accused of stealing / plagiarism.
The same applies to RJ fan fiction.
I'm sure some of you could have had a lot of fun with it. You're welcome to take it elsewhere, but I simply can't allow it here.
I'm truly sorry, but other writers have wound up in hot water from claims with more tenuous connections.
Damn those lawyers!
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The thread is still there AND open.
This post was last modified: 11-21-2005, 06:06 PM by jimbow8.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
The thread is gone now.
Writing is fascinating. I never even considered legal liability issues. Thanks for the education, Paul.
Writing is fascinating. I never even considered legal liability issues. Thanks for the education, Paul.
This post was last modified: 11-21-2005, 06:34 PM by Maggers.
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fpw Wrote:It's a legal thing.
I can't read the thread and can't even have it on my site. I may have ideas in the hopper that match some of the things posted. If I used one I could be accused of stealing / plagiarism.
The same applies to RJ fan fiction.
I'm sure some of you could have had a lot of fun with it. You're welcome to take it elsewhere, but I simply can't allow it here.
I'm truly sorry, but other writers have wound up in hot water from claims with more tenuous connections.
Cast in this light you are absolutely right to remove
said post.
I should have given the topic more consideration before
just posting it impulsively like I did.
I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused, Paul.
I promise I'll be more circumspect in my future postings.
Mike
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Mike Hanson Wrote:Cast in this light you are absolutely right to remove
said post.
I should have given the topic more consideration before
just posting it impulsively like I did.
I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused, Paul.
I promise I'll be more circumspect in my future postings.
Mike
No problem, Mike. I wouldn't have given it a second thought myself if I hadn't previously sought legal advice on the fan fiction matter.
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"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
I didn't see the thread, so maybe this ain't relevant at all, but how does fan fiction work as far as the law goes? How about filksongs? A few years ago, I had a conversation with Joe Haldeman in which he confided that RAH =roared= with laughter at a convention in which Spider Robinson sang "Old Man Heinlein." Quoting some of the Grandmaster's works!
fpw Wrote:No problem, Mike. I wouldn't have given it a second thought myself if I hadn't previously sought legal advice on the fan fiction matter.
Personally, I'd be honored if you thought one of my musings was worth enough merit to put into print. But you don't know me from boo and I can understand the spot it puts you in. So I will keep my musings to myself.
Never the less, your writing is engaging and thought provoking, so I consider it your fault when my imagination takes over and I feel the need to tell someone about my epiphany. But I won't hold that against ya!
KRW-Maybe we could put a public disclamer of some kind on it?
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I didn't see the thread, so maybe this ain't relevant at all, but how does fan fiction work as far as the law goes? How about filksongs? A few years ago, I had a conversation with Joe Haldeman in which he confided that RAH =roared= with laughter at a convention in which Spider Robinson sang "Old Man Heinlein." Quoting some of the Grandmaster's works!
I think the problem arises if Paul writes a book that is similar to a fan-fiction piece. The author of the fan-fiction could sue Paul for stealing his/her idea.