Now, see, in my world-view, there is a very great difference between art that has been inspired by other art -- such as songs, or paintings, or poems, or even other novels -- and . . .fanfic. In my worldview, fanfic is stealing -- or at the very least copying -- where inspiration is a priceless and necessary commodity for anyone who does art. Who hasn't been inspired by a lyric, a poem, a painting, a book?
I take here as my text Anne McCaffrey, to whom the Liaden Universe(R) clearly owes a debt, for inspiration. Anne once wrote to thank us for creating the Liaden Universe(R) because, while she admired the novels to the point that they became her "comfort books," she could never, she said, have created the Liadens herself.
I don't have any objection at all if our work inspires you to create something new and unique and distinctly your own.
There are, just by the way, some Liaden filk songs out there, and we've been lucky enough to hear. . .all but one, I think, performed live.
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Date: 2015-05-02 08:52 pm (UTC)I take here as my text Anne McCaffrey, to whom the Liaden Universe(R) clearly owes a debt, for inspiration. Anne once wrote to thank us for creating the Liaden Universe(R) because, while she admired the novels to the point that they became her "comfort books," she could never, she said, have created the Liadens herself.
I don't have any objection at all if our work inspires you to create something new and unique and distinctly your own.
There are, just by the way, some Liaden filk songs out there, and we've been lucky enough to hear. . .all but one, I think, performed live.