In message <Pine.OSF.3.95q.971209131949.15598B-
100000@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>, Ranma Al'Thor <ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>
writes

On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Kenneth Burling wrote:

You are forgetting a major point.  Technicaly this is true for any of 
the anime characters.  FanFics are technicaly going against copy right 
law by their very existance.  Legaly you have to sign a release form to 

And despite people claiming copyright on them, you can't claim copyright
on material that is in violation of copyright. 

Another thing to be careful of, is where the characters in a story are
also registered as trademarks. The pern stories are an example of this,
and legal action can result from people breaking Anne McCaffrey's rules
for fanfiction.

David
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David Peek