White Wolf <cherry@thekeep.org> wrote: On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Zorknot wrote:

I understand the position, and since it seems to be the prevailing one 
I'll try to make more formal disclaimers when I post to the FFML in the 
future, but here's my view on the issue, if it can be called an issue:

1.Regardless of whether a disclaimer exists or not, fanfiction is still, 
technically, illegal.

Partially true.  Not all authors condemn fanfic.  Fanfiction in the 
universe of an author who does ban it is also banned on the list.

Nope. All the way true. If some one steals my wallet and I don't press charges it's still a crime regardless. Copyright infringement is still copyright infringement. It's just that if you infringe on the copyright of an author who condemns it, you're more likely to be prosecuted. 

3. Therefore the disclaimer is a courtesy, rather than a >necessity. A 
way of saying "Thank you for not suing me!" In advance, by >acknowledging 
where some portion of the credit lies.

You've nailed it.  It's a courtesy.  So be courteous about it.

 Courtesy is subjective. I feel it is more courteous to attempt some originality rather than slap some cookie cutter disclaimer on a fic. You apparently disagree. That's fine. 

It probably wouldn't have come up if I had worked a little harder on it. I probably should have made the disclaimer more inteligible, and writing in some bastardized form of L33t isn't exactly original. 

I just have trouble with the idea that disclaimers must be devoid of humor and creativity.

-Z





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