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 | Star Wars: The Rise to Revenge (Part One) |
 Well, we all knew it was a matter of time before the blogtroopers caught me. So, here's the link to my screenplay
I'm going to say this once, and then I'll give it a rest. What is the point of paying money for a blog that restricts creative freedom? I mean, come on, is anybody really going to read someone's story and go, "Eureka! I must steal this and claim it as my own!" Besides, if I read the guidelines correctly, everything that is published on here becomes property of Lucasfilm anyway, so how can anyone sue and get away with it?
Don't mind me, I'm just a little peeved. I hope you enjoy the story 
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The Stooge
Star Wars Joke-A-Day
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date Posted: Jan 08, 2008 6:05 PM
Ideas are a strange thing, especially in entertainment law... even if they're not stolen, somebody can make a case that they were. So the rules, as I understand them, pretty much enforce a standard legal cover-your-butt policy. Better to be strict than to risk a lawsuit, however frivolous.
Besides, if I read the guidelines correctly, everything that is published on here becomes property of Lucasfilm anyway
I think this is also a case of "better safe than sorry," because ideas can be proven to have had prior ownership, etc.
What I don't understand is why some writing is considered fanfic, while other stuff isn't...
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Corterville
Yoda's House of Pancakes
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date Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:09 PM
Ideas are a strange thing, especially in entertainment law...
Yeah, I get that. I was upset at the time, and felt the need to rant
But, you know, even if my stuff is published elsewhere, and Lucasfilm creates a project very similar to mine, I can still sue and very likely win, so in the end, does it really matter?
What I don't understand is why some writing is considered fanfic, while other stuff isn't...
Maybe it's only fanfic when written in third person 
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The Stooge
Star Wars Joke-A-Day
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date Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:55 PM
even if my stuff is published elsewhere, and Lucasfilm creates a project very similar to mine, I can still sue and very likely win, so in the end, does it really matter?
As I understand it, a lawsuit's likelyhood of success depends greatly on plausability. If you're penpals with someone who then steals your ideas and makes money off 'em, you'd have to provide proof of the correspondence in order to sue. Likewise, if your fanfic is on another site, LFL could easily say that they knew nothing of it. But that's a tough claim to make if it's on their site, where their employees are known to hang out.
Maybe it's only fanfic when written in third person
Or... maybe... that journal is all real! 
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Corterville
Yoda's House of Pancakes
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date Posted: Jan 08, 2008 10:28 PM
Or... maybe... that journal is all real!
That does bring up an interesting point...What if someone wrote a fiction story like R2R but told it like it was a personal anecdote? Where do the lines blur?
Just a hypothetical. I know it won't be me that does it. This screenplay will probably be my only foray into the world of fanfic anyway.
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comanderbly
That's Impossible. Even for a Computer.
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date Posted: Jan 09, 2008 7:39 AM
Don't mind me, I'm just a little peeved. I hope you enjoy the story
Being married to a lawyer, who at one point did some copyright work, all I can say is it's thick, and there are a ton of issues the everyday person is not aware. I totally understand your frustration, but look on the bright side - you have a huge audience here to expose to your fan-fic even if you have to post it elsewhere.
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jediprincess77
I Know...
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date Posted: Jan 09, 2008 8:30 AM
Yeah, it's a weird thing having to post stuff on a different site...but it didn't keep me from enjoying the first part of your screenplay!
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Corterville
Yoda's House of Pancakes
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date Posted: Jan 09, 2008 9:17 AM
but look on the bright side - you have a huge audience here to expose to your fan-fic even if you have to post it elsewhere.
You're absolutely right. I was being a little childish on the issue.
Yeah, it's a weird thing having to post stuff on a different site...but it didn't keep me from enjoying the first part of your screenplay!
Thanks. We're just getting started!
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Qui-Gon Reborn
The Fifth Dimension
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date Posted: Aug 16, 2008 12:15 AM
everything that is published on here becomes property of Lucasfilm
REALLY?! That's terrible!
(sobs) and here I thought it was mine, all mine...power, unlimited power!!!
No, I knew that. Great work, by the way.
MTFBWY!
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