If you've been raped, and this really feels that terrible to you, I suggest you seek counseling -- you may be suffering from PTSD. If you haven't been raped, and you think that what you're feeling is in any way comparable to what a rape survivor feels, I suggest you issue a public apology immediately and donate a large sum of money to RAINN -- and get a frickin' clue. I've gotta admit, the argument that pisses me off the most is that fanfic is rape. People use that word to describe too many things, and when you do, the original meaning uses value. I find that that action is far worse than anything fanfic writers could ever do.
(Do people really say this? I mean, come on.) Yes, yes they do. And it drives me *crazy*. They obviously have no idea what they're talking about.
Um, I could be wrong, but isn't trademark entirely different from copyright? I could also be wrong here, but I think they are different things, but trademark can be applied to fiction. Like Disney trademarked Mickey (at least, maybe more) because they don't want to lose control since Walt has been dead for a while now. Copyright has a time limit, trademark does not.
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I've gotta admit, the argument that pisses me off the most is that fanfic is rape. People use that word to describe too many things, and when you do, the original meaning uses value. I find that that action is far worse than anything fanfic writers could ever do.
(Do people really say this? I mean, come on.)
Yes, yes they do. And it drives me *crazy*. They obviously have no idea what they're talking about.
Um, I could be wrong, but isn't trademark entirely different from copyright?
I could also be wrong here, but I think they are different things, but trademark can be applied to fiction. Like Disney trademarked Mickey (at least, maybe more) because they don't want to lose control since Walt has been dead for a while now. Copyright has a time limit, trademark does not.