Guide to Author & Media Fan Fiction Policy!

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Title: Guide to Author & Media Fan Fiction Policy!
Creator: Michela Ecks
Date(s): very early 2000s, perhaps 2001, includes later updates
Medium: online
Fandom: multifandom
Topic: Copyright, Fanfiction
External Links: online here, via Wayback, Archived version
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Guide to Author & Media Fan Fiction Policy! is an essay posted at Writers University. It was compiled by Michela Ecks.

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The following is a guide to fan fiction policy by authors and companies. It was created to give fan fiction authors a clear guide on policy for specific fandoms. It was also created to clear the air about which authors allow people to write fan fiction based on their material ortheir lives in the case of RPS. This guide is not all comprehensive and is not meant to be used as legal guidelines. The information found on these pages reflects past actions of copyright holders. It also includes information and opinions as documented by Writers University staff from information found on other sites or found out directly from the copyright holder. If you have further questions, please feel free to e-mail writers university staff at [email protected] and most importantly, if you doubt the information found here, don't hesitate to contact the copyright holder. in the case of professional authors, most are willing to answer your questions and are flattered and over joyed that you asked before you went ahead and wrote your story.

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