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Fandom and transformative works...
May. 7th, 2010 09:09 amMany people (basically anyone who has been paying attention!) know that I am a huge fan of transformative works, particularly the ones created by fans. So is my co-writer. To that end, inspired by some of our writer colleagues (and some people on our friends lists and in our Dreamwidth circles!), we have written up the "Anna Katherine" policy on transformative work based on any of our stuff.
"Fandom & transformative works: We love it all!"
Kat and I support The Organization for Transformative Works, and don't believe fan works are illegal, immoral, or offensive, regardless of whether the fan creating the work is exploring, fixing, retelling from a different POV, putting all the characters in an alternate universe, queering the text in some way, or otherwise engaging with the text (and subtext!), whether the fan is coming from a place of true love or utter hatred.
If you genuinely do believe that transformative works are illegal, immoral, or offensive -- or you are a person who does transformative works and like feeling affirmed, or you are just interested, or whatever -- I encourage you (and so does Kat!) to read "I'm done explaining to people why fanfic is okay" by Aja.
Please keep this Dreamwidth/LJ entry free of how you don't understand fandom/transformative work/why anyone would do this/etc. Anyone who posts a comment here along those lines will be considered to be trolling, even if you otherwise have a history of excellent and thoughtful comments here; the comment will be screened and all subsequent discussion frozen. FYI: There is no comments policy like this on the Anna Katherine post.
"Fandom & transformative works: We love it all!"
Kat and I support The Organization for Transformative Works, and don't believe fan works are illegal, immoral, or offensive, regardless of whether the fan creating the work is exploring, fixing, retelling from a different POV, putting all the characters in an alternate universe, queering the text in some way, or otherwise engaging with the text (and subtext!), whether the fan is coming from a place of true love or utter hatred.
If you genuinely do believe that transformative works are illegal, immoral, or offensive -- or you are a person who does transformative works and like feeling affirmed, or you are just interested, or whatever -- I encourage you (and so does Kat!) to read "I'm done explaining to people why fanfic is okay" by Aja.
Please keep this Dreamwidth/LJ entry free of how you don't understand fandom/transformative work/why anyone would do this/etc. Anyone who posts a comment here along those lines will be considered to be trolling, even if you otherwise have a history of excellent and thoughtful comments here; the comment will be screened and all subsequent discussion frozen. FYI: There is no comments policy like this on the Anna Katherine post.