Publishers tell their authors that in any official statement they should come down firmly on the "fanfic is a copyright violation" side of things -- and also that they should never read any fanfic based on their work -- so I think the average author tries to balance between thanking fans for their interest and being flattered at the level of commitment, and asking them not to run around trying to make money off their creative product.
That said, some of these folks just have a great big stick up their rears.
I can't help but smile at J.K. Rowling's comments though. I can imagine how traumatized she is by some of the things fanfic authors get up to with her characters, especially given how young they are in the first books. Snarry fic would probably give her heart failure.
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Date: 2012-04-20 09:51 pm (UTC)That said, some of these folks just have a great big stick up their rears.
I can't help but smile at J.K. Rowling's comments though. I can imagine how traumatized she is by some of the things fanfic authors get up to with her characters, especially given how young they are in the first books. Snarry fic would probably give her heart failure.
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Date: 2012-04-20 09:52 pm (UTC)