Huh, did not know about those recent examples of plagiarism, though I do remember back in 2001 when Janet Dailey's blatant plagiarism of Nora Roberts' works (both extremely prominent authors in the romance genre) came to light.
I don't see fanfiction as being so serious as the people speaking out against it make it out to be, though.
I agree; and I think that for Gabaldon (and for Anne Rice and possibly for Robin Hobb, who apparently also has a problem with fanfiction), it's really that they don't like fanfiction based on their works (which is perfectly fine), but that they then try to rationalize that feeling rather than just calling it what it is -- an irrational reaction of over-protection toward their creations.
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I don't see fanfiction as being so serious as the people speaking out against it make it out to be, though.
I agree; and I think that for Gabaldon (and for Anne Rice and possibly for Robin Hobb, who apparently also has a problem with fanfiction), it's really that they don't like fanfiction based on their works (which is perfectly fine), but that they then try to rationalize that feeling rather than just calling it what it is -- an irrational reaction of over-protection toward their creations.