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Parallel Fiction
squidnurse:
It's an interesting discussion, and I think I understand (and don't disagree with) Jim's perspective on fan-fiction, etc. But lemme throw this out there:
In my version of a perfect world, Jim would give his blessing (and perhaps even contribute) to an anthology of short stories featuring either minor or new characters by aspiring writers set in the Dresdenverse, so long as they didn't conflict with his planned vision. Of course, he'd retain absolute creative control and copyrights (though that might lead to absolute corruption... ;)). But it'd let some folk flex their fan-fic muscles (heh...alliteration) and get a foot in the door of being published. It would also work to satisfy the endless craving for more Dresden-related stories. For an example that's hopefully general enough not to set off any red flags, bear in mind that Earth's a big planet with lots of cities and countries, and there's more to what's going on in Harry's world than just Chicago...
This might be something that's more able to be realized after the TV series and RPG take off and Harry Dresden becomes a somewhat bigger property with more media tie-ins. Or it may never be (my version of a perfect world also contains both of the TV series Wizards and Warriors and Firefly running for several complete seasons; I've grown used to disappointment).
iago:
--- Quote from: squidnurse on June 11, 2006, 08:59:25 PM ---In my version of a perfect world, Jim would give his blessing (and perhaps even contribute) to an anthology of short stories featuring either minor or new characters by aspiring writers set in the Dresdenverse, so long as they didn't conflict with his planned vision. Of course, he'd retain absolute creative control and copyrights (though that might lead to absolute corruption... ;)). But it'd let some folk flex their fan-fic muscles (heh...alliteration) and get a foot in the door of being published. It would also work to satisfy the endless craving for more Dresden-related stories. For an example that's hopefully general enough not to set off any red flags, bear in mind that Earth's a big planet with lots of cities and countries, and there's more to what's going on in Harry's world than just Chicago...
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I cannot conceive of a legal environment in which such a project even has the barest breath of hope of happening.
squidnurse:
--- Quote from: iago on June 11, 2006, 11:31:54 PM ---I cannot conceive of a legal environment in which such a project even has the barest breath of hope of happening.
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Which is a kind of a shame, really. But it is, after all, not a perfect world. Not even close.
I have fond memories of reading Wild Cards and Thieves' World; those were the sort of books coming out when I was really getting into Cool Stuff. Of course, there wasn't just one creator in those series. The folks who put those together owned the rights to their individual characters and came together to create a new shared universe. So whatever parallels might be found between their experience and the idea of an anthology set in Jim's already created universe aren't really exact. But the idea of several storytellers collaborating to flesh out a world where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts has always intrigued me. Part of why I dig RPGs and look forward to this particular one.
Valiar Marcus:
--- Quote from: squidnurse on June 12, 2006, 01:04:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: iago on June 11, 2006, 11:31:54 PM ---I cannot conceive of a legal environment in which such a project even has the barest breath of hope of happening.
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Which is a kind of a shame, really. But it is, after all, not a perfect world. Not even close.
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Well, it's not completely impossible. But it'd by necessity be limited to established authors, and would likely have to wait until after Jim has wrapped up his plans for the Dresdenverse and moved on. I'm reminded of the 'Man-Kzin Wars' books that were released about 10 years back (or was it 15...) based on the Ringworld universe by Larry Niven. These books (which I found quite good) had shorter stories written by other authors, some actually using Niven's characters. But while it's possible, I agree with Fred that it's exceedingly unlikely.
KnightKD:
Hypothetical questions of an important nature:
If I were going to run a play by post or instant message based roleplaying game somewhere online, using the Dresden world would it be legal to do so?
How about using the characters from the books?
This has become somewhat of a grey question and I'm sincerely hoping it can be answered with a simple yes or no and put to rest.
Thanks for any help.
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