Andy

Oh dear.

Okay, you get an answer, because at least you took the effort to write your ask out properly, even if you are hiding behind the grey, sunglassed circle.

Do I, or any fanfic author for that matter, have any legal claims to our work? No, not really, no. (Although if someone took a fic, filed off the serial number--deleted the fandom specific elements--, and then had it published for financial gain, yeah, that would be a case.)

BUT

Fandoms are built on a social contract that says we respect each others work, the effort people put into their art. We don't steal or disrespect the work of our peers. By feeding people's fanworks to AI you both steal and disprect it, and we need to make people realize that before it's too late--before fandom falls apart, because there will be no more real, actual fanworks.

Disrepectfully,

Orlissa

People who write IP content for corporations give up their copyright on a contractual basis--the company wants writing they can sell about characters/settings they own without getting entangled in royalty obligations etc, so they hire people. Who sign contracts saying they don't own what they write as part of that job.

That's why you don't own Star Wars stuff you wrote for Disney; you specifically agreed not to own it.

Writing for IP you don't own leaves you in a position where you can't legally monetize it (without taking out the Owned parts ad rebranding), but it absolutely does not automatically cede or void copyright. That is super not a thing.

SUPER not a thing, I cannot say this enough.

I can't sell my Batman fic, but neither can DC Comics without my duly authorized consent. Because they own Batman, but not the prose I composed about him.

Why torture myself thus, you ask? (Or not, but I’m going to tell you anyway)

I’m writing in the PoV of Colonel Shindi, and I’ve decided the sentence structure and rhythm should match his clipped tone speech patterns.

Jack: Hiiiii

reblog and tell me: on a scale of 1–10, how screwed are you right now?

The Tenth Doctor (? not sure yet)

The TARDIS (x7)

Murderous fish vampires

Oswin Oswald (Junior Entertainment Officer, Starship Alaska) and her insane hacking skills

Tyrannosaurus rex

Shooting someone in a jealous rage

A middle-aged scientist in a crab-induced dreamworld

Artificial gravity

A cyborg, complete with flash drive, vernacular-friendly interface, cyber co-pilot, and mobile life support ("it's not sexy." "it's a little bit sexy." "why is everything sexy now?")

Science (evil)

Nardole (he's also a nerd, don't worry)

Gray hair at the temples of someone who you only think is the Doctor

@creatorsofcolornet event 22 ♡ pride