Fan fiction:

Sci-fi fanaticism, fan-based thievery, or legitimate storytelling?

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What is fan fiction?

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Website Ranking

Google 1

Fox News 131

Barackobama.com 1,078

FanFict ion.net 1,572

Creative Commons 5,402

Whitworth Home Page 72,463

Internet Web Site Rankings as of December 2008

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Legality

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"J.K. Rowling's reaction [to fan fiction] is that she is very flattered by the fact there is such great interest in her Harry Potter series and that people take the time to write their own stories ... Her concern would be to

make sure that it remains a non-commercial activity to ensure fans are not exploited and it is not being published in the strict sense of traditional print

publishing."

- Rowling’s spokesman from the Christopher Little Literary Agency

“I do not allow fan fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters. I advise my readers to

write your own original stories with your own characters. It is absolutely essential that you respect

my wishes.”

- Anne Rice, author of the Vampire Chronicles series

80% of fan fiction writers are girls.

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Why write fan fiction?

Category Genre # of Stories*1. Harry Potter Books 386,470

2. Inuyasha Anime 84,625

3. Twilight Books 57,808

4. Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime 46,635

5. Lord of the Rings Books 41,670

6. Kingdom Hearts Games 39,975

7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV 33,712

8. Digimon Anime 31,016

9. Dragon Ball Z Anime 30,081

10. Sailor Moon Anime 28,335

Top 10 Fan Fiction Categories

*as of 19 Jan. 2009Information courtesy of FanFiction.net.

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