Fan fiction archive?

[DarkPulse]

Literotica has essentially every catagory out there for stories except a proper fan fiction section. There's sci-fi/fantasy, but that's not what I'm reffering to. I mean that if you see a movie, or play a video game, or read a book that you wish to set your own story in the said universe of, then a fan-fiction catagory would be nice so the author doesn't have to worry about posting his story in the wrong catagory. There's a fan fiction catagory on chyoo, so I figured there could be one here.

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

 

[glynndah]

Literotica has essentially every catagory out there for stories except a proper fan fiction section. There's sci-fi/fantasy, but that's not what I'm reffering to. I mean that if you see a movie, or play a video game, or read a book that you wish to set your own story in the said universe of, then a fan-fiction catagory would be nice so the author doesn't have to worry about posting his story in the wrong catagory. There's a fan fiction catagory on chyoo, so I figured there could be one here.

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

There's a celebrity category. That could be what you're looking for.

 

[DarkPulse]

There's a celebrity category. That could be what you're looking for.

No, because that is about celeberties in fantasy situations. I'll make the example of some author's story that was posted recently. It was based in the fallout 3 universe, using fallout 3 characters and settings, yet the story plot and most characters themselves were completely original. Something like that would be classified as fan-fiction. He was a fan of the game and wrote his own fiction based on it.

 

[RoyceConnors]

No, because that is about celeberties in fantasy situations. I'll make the example of some author's story that was posted recently. It was based in the fallout 3 universe, using fallout 3 characters and settings, yet the story plot and most characters themselves were completely original. Something like that would be classified as fan-fiction. He was a fan of the game and wrote his own fiction based on it.

Any time a story is based on a show, or movie, it is automatically put in Celebrities. I'm writing a prequel to a TV show and only the characters are involved, but nothing else. It's due to legalities and a disclaimer is posted at the top of the page to explain why.

 

[sr71plt]

As is pointed out, fan fiction is put in celebrities here, so there is a category for it. There are other large areas of categories that are either ignored or shortchanged here, so fan fiction is neither missing here nor the only one that is.

 

[DarkPulse]

Fair enough, I guess.

 

[LaRascasse]

It doesn't have to go into Celebrity. I have a story set in the DBZ universe (using different characters, but with similar powers) and I put it in SciFi. Etaski has written some stories set in the Star Trek realm, also in SciFi.

 

[Stella_Omega]

This site has its quirks, and one of them is an inability to change with the times.
*shrug*
Stories about celebrities are considered a subset of fanfiction. It's called "RPF," "Real Person Fiction," and the people who write it get a certain amount of shaming for it-- it's considered bad form to invade a real person's life that way, even fictively.

There is plenty of fan fiction in celebs, really. But If he also wants to point his Fallout fan porn towards readers who want to specifically read Fallout fan porn, he could google for "Fallout 3 fanfiction" and find a community to share it with...

 

[RoyceConnors]

It doesn't have to go into Celebrity. I have a story set in the DBZ universe (using different characters, but with similar powers) and I put it in SciFi. Etaski has written some stories set in the Star Trek realm, also in SciFi.

If it is akin to the show/movie/game/, but not actually writing the story based on them, it can go in Sci-Fi. If you use a copyrighted character, or anything used in the show, it has to go in Celebs. Powers aren't an infringement, unless they were created by the writer and are unique in nature, as opposed to something done by others, eg; Xray vision, strength, etc. If you use the exact powers, it should be noted at the start of your story that you are basing it on the show, thereby putting it in Celebs.

 

[LaRascasse]

If you put an explicit Fan Fiction category, it could invite some copyright trolls.

 

[sr71plt]

If you put an explicit Fan Fiction category, it could invite some copyright trolls.

As an author why would you call someone trying to protect their copyright a troll?

 

[LaRascasse]

As an author why would you call someone trying to protect their copyright a troll?

Of course I wouldn't.

But as I'm sure your aware, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property protection implements are frequently misused by parties to earn nuisance value settlements from innocuous users who violate some arbitrary convoluted and obscure definition of the law.

Copyright defense and copyright trolling are not the same.

 

[RoyceConnors]

If you put an explicit Fan Fiction category, it could invite some copyright trolls.

The sex in my FanFic is much more explicit than in the show, but there's nothing against copyright, unless they use my stuff in the show, lol

 

[sr71plt]

Copyright defense and copyright trolling are not the same.

The activity is all the same to the one who owns the copyright. Are you suggesting that there are only certain instances in which you have the right to take action when someone steals your copyrighted material or uses big chunks of it without your permission--and maybe in this case, making your characters perform lurid sex acts out of keeping with how you established them?

Copyright is something for you to scream about when it's your material being stolen but not when you want to steal someone else's copyrighted (or, in the case of fan fiction, often trademarked) property?

Of course if it's a real person (fan fiction) you are depicting in ways that can't be evidenced that are in their character, this is defamation of character (and part of the punishment, I think should be that someone publish showing you acting outside of your character to the same degree so that you would know how it felt).

 

[PennLady]

The activity is all the same to the one who owns the copyright. Are you suggesting that there are only certain instances in which you have the right to take action when someone steals your copyrighted material or uses big chunks of it without your permission--and maybe in this case, making your characters perform lurid sex acts out of keeping with how you established them?

Copyright is something for you to scream about when it's your material being stolen but not when you want to steal someone else's copyrighted (or, in the case of fan fiction, often trademarked) property?

For an interesting fictional take on some of these issues, albeit dealing with movies and not books, I highly recommend "Pirate Cinema" by Cory Doctorow. I just finished it. It's a YA SF novel set in near-future London (not sure a year is ever specified), about a teenage boy who edits existing films into his own creations. To start the story, this results in his family losing their internet connection.

I'm not saying I agree with the protagonist, or the way things worked in the book, but it does touch on a lot of issues like copyright, corporate influence on politics, and more modern issues like is the internet a luxury or a basic right/necessity, etc.

 

[sr71plt]

Sounds like an interesting book. I'll have to add it to my "to buy" list.

 

[PennLady]

Sounds like an interesting book. I'll have to add it to my "to buy" list.

I stumbled across it at the library while looking for books for my son. I thought he might like it, but as I read it, I realized it was really too old for him, plus there are a lot of Britishisms -- I didn't know Doctorow was British -- that add flavor to the story but for a kid like him might be confusing.

Still, I find myself thinking about lots of things, such as do I agree with the protagonist, what he did, why he took various actions, etc. And I think ultimately it comes down to yes in some places and no in others.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

It doesn't have to go into Celebrity. I have a story set in the DBZ universe (using different characters, but with similar powers) and I put it in SciFi. Etaski has written some stories set in the Star Trek realm, also in SciFi.

Incorrect. Etaski's Star Trek story ended up in Celebrity over her spirited objection.

 

[sunandshadow]

There are already adult fanfiction archives out there that have way better search, tagging, and commenting features than literotica. Frankly I'd rather read my fanporn elsewhere.

 

[LaRascasse]

On a lighter note, a fan fiction archive might lead to more things like this, this or this.

*Shudders*

 

[Stella_Omega]

On a lighter note, a fan fiction archive might lead to more things like this, this or this.

*Shudders*

There's a rich mine for horrible sex scenes right here at lit.

*shudders*

 

[CDWilder]

I'm afraid to check out those links from LaRacasse. :-/ Graphic, gory, or just bad writing?

Pilot: I interpreted copyright defence vs copyright trolling as legit, serious intent to protect intellectual property, whether it is the poster's or not, as opposed to someone looking just to cause trouble by either complaining to the board admins about copyright violations, or giving the copyright holder a heads-up about it on the QT. I suppose it's kinda like how the Supreme Court used to define pornograhy: I know it when I see it.

 

[LaRascasse]

I'm afraid to check out those links from LaRacasse. :-/ Graphic, gory, or just bad writing?

None of them. Just so bizarre that it will make you snort out your morning coffee.

 

[CDWilder]

Thanks for the warning. Coffee is finished. Will check out now.

 

[Tyro999]

I see two strikes against Fan Fiction. The first is that your target audience is limited, in general, to fans, avid or otherwise, of the star/show you are writing about.

The other is a personal observation; I can count the Fan Fiction I've read that weren't totally execrable on the fingers of one hand.