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Is fan fiction publishable?

This is a question that has been touched on here and there, and yet I can't find a good answer. Suppose I am writing a story set in the Star Wars universe. I don't want to dodge copyrights and ...
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How do I calculate how many copies I am planning to print?

I wrote a fan-fiction story and had emailed a company to get a license from them so I could publish it. (The license would cover copyright stuff, etc.) However, the person in charge of licensing ...
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Can a mock-magazine with fictitious content count legally as fan fiction?

I contribute to a small website, well, one that's got Photoshop of various things. - it's a small obscure site with only a few users. Recently I've been learning InDesign and Quark Xpress for digital ...
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Can a plagiarist sue one who plagiarized them?

I sometimes write rather vicious satirical pieces that heavily reference (arguably - but possibly beyond the point of plagiarism; definitely the same setting, the same characters, strong references to ...
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Is it legal or illegal to print your fanfiction story into a physical book even if it's just for yourself only and not for profit?

I keep hearing all sorts of answers online about printing your fanfiction story into a physical book. Either it's okay or not okay to do as it is illegal and can break copyright. I can accept that it ...
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Will I be sued if I write about something that bears superficial resemblance to a real-world disaster, even when I add a disclaimer?

I am writing a story (actually a fanfiction) which I am serializing on Archive of Our Own, a popular site for that type of written works. Actually I planned out the entire plot for that story since ...
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Fan works... are they allowed?

I've been - quite passionately - writing a lot of Pokémon fan-fiction. However, in contrast to Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start?, I've been using it to build an entire world extending from canon. ...
Niet the Dark Absol's user avatar