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Thing that makes me sad: YENPRESS. Why you gotta take my fix away? Was that really necessary? D:
Thing that makes me happy!: It's my birthday and the world hasn't come crashing down yet. :D :D :D (no, really, I have such bad luck with birthdays, you have no idea)
Thing that makes me sad: My driver's permit runs out today. Yes, I'm already in my twenties. No, I don't know how to drive yet. Yes, this is getting ridiculous. /o\
Thing that makes me happy!: I might be going to Argentina in October! For like, a month! Or at least a few weeks. Part of my mom's family still lives there, so I'll be staying with my Aunt Gladys (tia gladys? idek) . One problem - my Spanish is...yeah, let's not talk about it. And I kind of don't feel like leaving my dog for so long (shaddup, he's old). But Argentina! I have to ponder this more.
Stuff About The Pro-Author Wank That's Making the Rounds
It's funny. Almost all of the authors who've been having spazz attacks about fanfic clearly have no idea what it even is. Like, none at all. And it just gets more hilarious when you realize each of the authors is guilty of committing fic themselves:
- Galbadon based her main character off of a Doctor Who companion (it's not just 'inspired by' when you take the character's name, the actor's name, the character's disposition, the character's primary setting and clothing, and add in time travel. Just sayin'),
- George RR Martin freaking WROTE CROSSOVER FIC for that Character Cage Match Up thing a few months ago wherein he wrote a snippet of one of his characters having a duel with Hermione Granger (what's that? you didn't ask JK Rowling for direct permission to use her character to win more votes? you don't say),
- and while I don't have much on Katherine Kerr (though honestly, I'm thinking that's just a matter of time) the fact that she gets up on a high horse about originality and imagination while writing about freaking elves and orcs and dwarfs is really a bit much.
I really think this is a generational thing. I have never met anyone under the age of 30 who had a serious problem with fanfic. They might not have liked it, but they mostly understood it. Hell, most people I know got exposed to the concept in freaking school when one of the assignments was to write an extra scene/alternate ending/epilogue of The Outsiders or whatever else was on the required reading list. Fic is not a new concept.
And please, please stop it with the legal arguments. FWIU, fic falls under copyright law and copyright cases are determined by a case by case basis. You can't say that fanfiction is illegal! Because it isn't! If you really feel like it, you could sue one author over one fic and maybe maybe maybe the ruling will be that the work is an infringement on your copyright, but I really doubt it unless you were selling it (hi, Fair Use). And even if it was deemed to be an an infringement, that's only one fic! Unless some judge had a serious vendetta against fic because someone wrote Furry RPF of them and their dog, I really don't think there will ever be a broad stroke ruling either for or against fic. There's no point.
But when it comes down to it, 'IT'S ONLY COOLLEGALETHICALCREATIVEMORALIMAGINATIVEAWESOME WHEN PRO-AUTHORS DO IT, SO THE REST OF YOU PLEBES NEED TO GTFO' - is not the best way to gather and keep fans of your work. You know. The people who buy your books and enable you to write for a living.
But hey, what do I know. It's not like I have a bunch of birthday cash to spend at Barnes and Noble. (and guess who is not going to be on the To Buy list.)
And I'm sorry, but if you still don't know how to use italics when posting in blogs? I judge you. I judge you so hard.
Thing that makes me happy!: It's my birthday and the world hasn't come crashing down yet. :D :D :D (no, really, I have such bad luck with birthdays, you have no idea)
Thing that makes me sad: My driver's permit runs out today. Yes, I'm already in my twenties. No, I don't know how to drive yet. Yes, this is getting ridiculous. /o\
Thing that makes me happy!: I might be going to Argentina in October! For like, a month! Or at least a few weeks. Part of my mom's family still lives there, so I'll be staying with my Aunt Gladys (tia gladys? idek) . One problem - my Spanish is...yeah, let's not talk about it. And I kind of don't feel like leaving my dog for so long (shaddup, he's old). But Argentina! I have to ponder this more.
Stuff About The Pro-Author Wank That's Making the Rounds
It's funny. Almost all of the authors who've been having spazz attacks about fanfic clearly have no idea what it even is. Like, none at all. And it just gets more hilarious when you realize each of the authors is guilty of committing fic themselves:
- Galbadon based her main character off of a Doctor Who companion (it's not just 'inspired by' when you take the character's name, the actor's name, the character's disposition, the character's primary setting and clothing, and add in time travel. Just sayin'),
- George RR Martin freaking WROTE CROSSOVER FIC for that Character Cage Match Up thing a few months ago wherein he wrote a snippet of one of his characters having a duel with Hermione Granger (what's that? you didn't ask JK Rowling for direct permission to use her character to win more votes? you don't say),
- and while I don't have much on Katherine Kerr (though honestly, I'm thinking that's just a matter of time) the fact that she gets up on a high horse about originality and imagination while writing about freaking elves and orcs and dwarfs is really a bit much.
I really think this is a generational thing. I have never met anyone under the age of 30 who had a serious problem with fanfic. They might not have liked it, but they mostly understood it. Hell, most people I know got exposed to the concept in freaking school when one of the assignments was to write an extra scene/alternate ending/epilogue of The Outsiders or whatever else was on the required reading list. Fic is not a new concept.
And please, please stop it with the legal arguments. FWIU, fic falls under copyright law and copyright cases are determined by a case by case basis. You can't say that fanfiction is illegal! Because it isn't! If you really feel like it, you could sue one author over one fic and maybe maybe maybe the ruling will be that the work is an infringement on your copyright, but I really doubt it unless you were selling it (hi, Fair Use). And even if it was deemed to be an an infringement, that's only one fic! Unless some judge had a serious vendetta against fic because someone wrote Furry RPF of them and their dog, I really don't think there will ever be a broad stroke ruling either for or against fic. There's no point.
But when it comes down to it, 'IT'S ONLY COOLLEGALETHICALCREATIVEMORALIMAGINATIVEAWESOME WHEN PRO-AUTHORS DO IT, SO THE REST OF YOU PLEBES NEED TO GTFO' - is not the best way to gather and keep fans of your work. You know. The people who buy your books and enable you to write for a living.
But hey, what do I know. It's not like I have a bunch of birthday cash to spend at Barnes and Noble. (and guess who is not going to be on the To Buy list.)
And I'm sorry, but if you still don't know how to use italics when posting in blogs? I judge you. I judge you so hard.
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The fact that those authors seem to know so little of what they're talking about is what disturbs me the most too. Well, that and the needlessly insulting tone that Gabaldon used in her entry (GRRM was at least a little more polite, even though his arguments are just as bad), but whatever. Before judging it so hard they should at least go and find out what exactly it is.
Also, gotta love the 'but they're my children!!1' argument that both Gabaldon and Martin used (idk about Kerr, I haven't seen what she's been writing). Seriously people, get some perspective. If you don't want your readers to imagine stuff about your characters, then you shouldn't have made the books public in the first place.
I agree very much with what you say about it being a generational thing though. Many future professional authors will probably have been 'raised' in fandom themselves, so hopefully things will get better. :]
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(and it just occurred to me that I might not have internet access there. um.)
lmao, not only do the authors not know what the hell they're talking about, they are flat out ignoring the dozens people who are trying to explain it to them. Over and over and over...
Yeah, the My Children Are Precious Don't You Dare Come Near Them line is when I started to back away. Very slowly.
Oh my god, the idea of a new batch of authors being raised in fandom makes my heart glad. :D :D :D