Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 19:04:53 -0500
To: Connor@meena.cc.uregina.ca, redneck@txdirect.net (Redneck Gaijin)
From: David Lerman <mdlerma2@gsbpop.uchicago.edu> Add to Address Book
Subject: Re: Anime, Fanfics, and Diversity
Cc: fanfic@fanfic.com


At 05:29 PM 6/21/97 -600, Sean Connor wrote:

I will mention that they aren't your characters, either.  If the
creators of a series have problems with something a fanfic author has
done, then let them speak for themselves.

 Not a good idea.  With the exception of OF, all the stories here use
copyrighted characters without permission.  As long as the companies
that
own the rights don't have fanfiction shoved in their faces, they can
maintain the polite fiction that they don't know about such things as
RAAC
and the various mailing lists.

                                                                   dml

Actually, I'd disagree with your last point. Since fanfics are free,
they do not pose a threat to the sales of anime videos. A fanfic and a
video are two completely different things- if you feel like reading a
fic you're not going to watch a video, or viceversa. If someone reads a
fic they won't say "Ah, I'm satisfied, I won't watch a video now". They
are mutually exlclusive in that aspect. More importantly, though, is
that these fanfics are great publicity for the companies that produce
the videos- they get people more involved into their products, and
probably have a nice, positive effect on sales. Plus, it's a sign of the
success of their products. My guess is that they are thankful that such
activity exists on the web.

Luis Majluf
<http://www.geocities.com/~ollantay/lujen/lujen.html>