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Dirk Meulenbelt’s avatar
Dirk MeulenbeltOP·​#1321·​

I am not allowed to sell my Star Wars fan-fiction. Why not?

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Dennis Hackethal·​#1322·​

Not a lawyer but I believe such fan fiction would be considered a derivative work.

Copyright protects original creators’ exclusive right to create derivative works. So, selling your Star Wars fan fiction without permission from the copyright holders would be copyright infringement.

See this article.

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Dirk MeulenbeltOP·​#1329·​·​Criticism
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Copyright is stifling to creativity, as now people are not incentivised to write fan-fictions.

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Dennis Hackethal·​#1330·​·​Criticism

People can still publish fan fiction as long as they get the copyright holder’s permission.

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