God no. I mean, some of this is that I do see the other side of the argument (however badly Gabaldon put it, and I absolutely agree that she could've said that better.)
My take on it, and this comes directly from being in bandom, is that if someone says they don't want fanfic written about them or their characters, I don't like to read it. I have to admit, MCR fic that involves Ray even as a person in their lives is kind of squicky to me. But whether someone allows fanfic or not - or understands fanfic, or is coming off as a corporate mouthpiece - isn't a reason to not read their work if their works are meritorious on other grounds. I mean, I'm not gonna read Hamilton or Rice or Gabaldon, but that has more to do with that sounding like something I'd not like.
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Date: 2010-05-06 07:58 pm (UTC)My take on it, and this comes directly from being in bandom, is that if someone says they don't want fanfic written about them or their characters, I don't like to read it. I have to admit, MCR fic that involves Ray even as a person in their lives is kind of squicky to me. But whether someone allows fanfic or not - or understands fanfic, or is coming off as a corporate mouthpiece - isn't a reason to not read their work if their works are meritorious on other grounds. I mean, I'm not gonna read Hamilton or Rice or Gabaldon, but that has more to do with that sounding like something I'd not like.