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Has anyone seen this?
http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/02/08/copyright-clash-over-demon-fighting-stories.htm
Paranormal romance author is suing YA paranormal author Cassandra Clare over alleged copyright infringement (not plagiarism BTW).
I know a lot of readers (and writers) think this is great because of the plagiarism (not copyright infringement) problems from Cassandra Clare's fanfic days. That's the first thing I thought of when I learned about this case. Then I read more about it and thought... Wait a minute. I'm not so sure about this... Lots of paranormal romance series have similarities. That doesn't mean they're stealing from another author. But maybe there is more to come out in this case?... Oh, and apparently there are also some trademark issues in the case, but that seems to involve an error made by the publishers.
Just in the interests of disclosure, I met Sherrilyn Kenyon at a book signing several years ago, and she was great. She talked to fans, answered questions, had prizes, etc. She is also active with fans on-line. I don't follow Cassandra Clare on social media (or asocial media) much, so I don't know what her reputation is for interactions with fans, either on-line or in person. (I do know Clare had past ... issues ... at least during the fanfic days.)
BTW Courtney Milan has been tweeting about this. Be sure to check out her tweets.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/02/08/copyright-clash-over-demon-fighting-stories.htm
Paranormal romance author is suing YA paranormal author Cassandra Clare over alleged copyright infringement (not plagiarism BTW).
I know a lot of readers (and writers) think this is great because of the plagiarism (not copyright infringement) problems from Cassandra Clare's fanfic days. That's the first thing I thought of when I learned about this case. Then I read more about it and thought... Wait a minute. I'm not so sure about this... Lots of paranormal romance series have similarities. That doesn't mean they're stealing from another author. But maybe there is more to come out in this case?... Oh, and apparently there are also some trademark issues in the case, but that seems to involve an error made by the publishers.
Just in the interests of disclosure, I met Sherrilyn Kenyon at a book signing several years ago, and she was great. She talked to fans, answered questions, had prizes, etc. She is also active with fans on-line. I don't follow Cassandra Clare on social media (or asocial media) much, so I don't know what her reputation is for interactions with fans, either on-line or in person. (I do know Clare had past ... issues ... at least during the fanfic days.)
BTW Courtney Milan has been tweeting about this. Be sure to check out her tweets.
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