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…at the dawn of the internet, there were authors that got mad at people for writing fan fiction of their work. To the point where they would send lawyer backed cease and desist notices.
Which to me is such a strange response.
For many reasons, some (but not all) being: they (the author) thought they could control the masses, shouldn’t they be flattered that people like their work so much they want to be part of the stories in some small way, and it’s basically free publicity why would they shut down free publicity?
I have a feeling that it came down to money. Which is still illogical. Because:
Author: How dare you profit from my hard work!
Fanfic writers: But we’re not??? We’re posting it on the internet for FREE