Copy Writed characters

[Dazzle1]

Can someone explain the prohibition against certain strories

The message says it is against the rules to write stories yet there is a cleverty category.

Thanks

 

[Darkniciad]

Not much information to go on here, but I'm assuming that you're talking about the Celebrity category.

Recently, a rule has either been added or more strictly enforced concerning non-consent stories involving characters from other people's fictional works.

Some "universes" are almost exclusively off the table because the primary characters are under 18 in the original work. Pokemon and Harry Potter are the two biggest examples of this.

To get more specific, I would need to know more about the story, and the full text of the rejection.

 

[lovecraft68]

Not much information to go on here, but I'm assuming that you're talking about the Celebrity category.

Recently, a rule has either been added or more strictly reinforced concerning non-consent stories involving characters from other people's fictional works.

Some "universes" are almost exclusively off the table because the primary characters are under 18 in the original work. Pokemon and Harry Potter are the two biggest examples of this.

To get more specific, I would need to know more about the story, and the full text of the rejection.

Have they gone so far as to post this rule somewhere? I've noticed that there are a lot of outdated things on the site, as well as things that were never actually put into play-the e-book tab in the control page for example.

It might be helpful if at some point they updated their submission guidelines rather than leave it to more experienced authors to pass out advice or guess at the rules.

It is obvious recently that what you say is true. I also keep falling back on the is yet is not an actual rule against rape in general it would really be great if they just put up a list of "rules"

 

[Dazzle1]

It is a Batgirl/Catwoman story so DC universe

Bondage, mind control

text of rejection:
We do not publish non-consent stories involving real-life people or copyrighted characters.

 

[Darkniciad]

That's the new rule -- or at least one that hasn't been strictly enforced until recently.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that you'll be able to publish the story here at Lit, unless you feel that the rejection for non-consent involving characters from copyrighted works is in error.

Mind control is a form of non-consent.

Whether a new rule or an old one that's getting new scrutiny, it's now apparently the "law of the land" at Lit.

 

[sr71plt]

Bottom line, though, the Web site doesn't need justification for rejecting whatever it doesn't want to publish. It's a privately owned site.

 

[estragon]

Bottom line, though, the Web site doesn't need justification for rejecting whatever it doesn't want to publish. It's a privately owned site.

Pilot, while you're correct that the Lit owners can reject anything for any reason or for no reason, it does help if we know what won't fly, so we don't waste time submitting a story that will be rejected for a defect we can't cure. If the FAQs told the whole story, they would provide the simplest response to all these questions.

 

[sr71plt]

Pilot, while you're correct that the Lit owners can reject anything for any reason or for no reason, it does help if we know what won't fly, so we don't waste time submitting a story that will be rejected for a defect we can't cure. If the FAQs told the whole story, they would provide the simplest response to all these questions.

The Web site owners don't provide responses to all sorts of questions. They haven't even deleted the instructions to e-mail them despite not having opened their e-mail for years. Talk to them about this, not me. (And you might use a PM. They don't open e-mails).

 

[Dazzle1]

Thatnks for all the replies.

I'll shelves this for now, I may just change all the superheroines names at some point. My final comment there is no consistancy on this.

 

[Darkniciad]

Thatnks for all the replies.

I'll shelves this for now, I may just change all the superheroines names at some point. My final comment there is no consistancy on this.

Actually, in very recent days, I've seen two of these rejections. It's been very consistent since I've known of its existence. Stories of this nature may have been approved in the past, but it doesn't look like it's happening any more.

It's one of the more cut-n-dried rejections, not open to much interpretation, where others are vague and very much eye of the beholder.

Try pinning down the "excessive physical or mental cruelty" rejection. Now there's one that you just have to submit and see what happens.

Things change, and the site has to adapt. Lawyers ( especially in anything adult related ) are very skittish creatures. If they've seen a bunch of lawsuits, cease-and-desist orders, or other such legal action on this type of subject matter, their first reaction is to run for the woods with a recommendation to cease-and-desist in advance.

In my opinion, based upon what Laurel has said about the criteria for rejecting a story on subject matter, potential legal ramifications ( or at least annoyances ) are what's driving this change. That means that the site is protecting itself -- and us -- from undue scrutiny by legal authorities who would probably love nothing more than to shut the place down completely.

 

[Dazzle1]

I can accept that except there is the Star Wars thread that has bondage and the DW thread which non/con

 

[lovecraft68]

I can accept that except there is the Star Wars thread that has bondage and the DW thread which non/con

Those are role plays though. Not sure but they may fall under different rules.

 

[Darkniciad]

The story file and the forum don't share the same rule set. There's even a rejection slip that says that the "story would be better suited to the forums". Not related to the subject matter at hand, but a perfect example of the difference between the rule sets.