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| The moral dilemmas of a fanfic author | |
| Posted By: Jillybean | Date: 5/16/05 10:38 a.m. |
In Response To: Halo Ripping and "Intellectual Property"... (kapowaz) What is intellectual property? By most peoples standards I've been 'ripping' it for over a decade. 'Bad rips' are straight-out copies which apply little or no creativity to the source material, which don't give credit to the sources used, or which seek to take credit for the hard work of others. Or worst of all, which seek to profit from other people's work.
In which case colour me guilty of 'bar rips'. I've written short PoVs set on a certain Halo level. The only thing you could construe as being my own is the emotions I inflict upin the characters. I rarely disclaim my work and I seek credit and profit from every fanfic I write. Every fan I gain online is fitting into my master plan to one day be published. Do I feel guilty about it? No. Would I stop if Bungie asked me to? Probably not. If and when my stuff is plagiarised, I tend to turn a blind eye. It serves dual purposes. The phrase 'intergalactic playboy' has worked its way into Doctor Who fanon because of me, and that can only be good publicity. I also have a good network of readers and friends who point it out if they see something that they think has been stolen from me without credit. What gets me is when an author will use my ideas, as opposed to my finished products. I'm not sure if that makes sense, or has any sort of moral foothold, but there feels to me to be a difference between what I create and what I produce. To me, a modified Blood Gulch map is better than a blatant copy of a Blood Gulch map. I don't know what I'm trying to say here, it just seemed to be something I should comment on. | |
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