Robert Fripp of King Crimson has this (http://log.on.ca/hotwacks/zfripp.html) to say about bootlegging and some of these marks are germaine to the discussion.
If someone makes money on his compositions, Fripp expects to be paid. However, he says, "I have great sympathy for amateur bootleggers. With them, enthusiasm for the music is the motive."
Though this is a different case than fanfic which is about new creation riffing off old, the remarks about enthusiasm for the creation apply. I have to believe that, in aggregate, we X-fanficcers are increasing the richness and actual monetary longevity of the franchise. Paramount made a huge mistake in banning Star Trek sites. Yes, the fans infringed on copyrighted images, etc., but they were also creating free, self-perpetuating advertizing and they deepened the world of the franchise for the creators and consumers. Can you imagine any X-ficcers missing X3 when it comes out? Now, can you imagine that many wouldn't go if they hadn't been sucked into this world by intriguing and powerful fic? I can. Though I grew up with X-Men comics, I now find them shallow for the most part. My loyalty to the creations have more to do with your work and Minisinoo's than with my fading nostalgia.
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Date: 2005-07-06 04:51 pm (UTC)If someone makes money on his compositions, Fripp expects to be paid. However, he says, "I have great sympathy for amateur bootleggers. With them, enthusiasm for the music is the motive."
Though this is a different case than fanfic which is about new creation riffing off old, the remarks about enthusiasm for the creation apply. I have to believe that, in aggregate, we X-fanficcers are increasing the richness and actual monetary longevity of the franchise. Paramount made a huge mistake in banning Star Trek sites. Yes, the fans infringed on copyrighted images, etc., but they were also creating free, self-perpetuating advertizing and they deepened the world of the franchise for the creators and consumers. Can you imagine any X-ficcers missing X3 when it comes out? Now, can you imagine that many wouldn't go if they hadn't been sucked into this world by intriguing and powerful fic? I can. Though I grew up with X-Men comics, I now find them shallow for the most part. My loyalty to the creations have more to do with your work and Minisinoo's than with my fading nostalgia.