Change of Lyrics Rule
We, the undersigned, ask that FanFiction.Net change their policy on pieces containing musical lyrics. We ask that the rule, which currently reads If you did not write it, do not post it, be changed to... continue reading »
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"I entirely agree. If we give the song writer all of the credit, then we should be able to use it. Author/Reader/Both Both"
"Fanfiction.net is going to loose SO many supporters, readers and authors by doing this. Theyre hurting themselves too as well as destrpying all the great fanfics that have lyrics in them. Why would they do that?"
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"This is bull, I've got to take about four songfics down because of this, and I've just now gotten the knack of songfics down."
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"If we give credit to the singer/writer of the lyrics, would that be ok? Author/Reader/Both Both"
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"Creativity should know no bounds, but authors should always give credit where it is due. It's good for song-centric fics to be allowed. As long as there are appropriate disclaimers there should be no problem. Author/Reader/Both Both"
"Some of te best works of fanfiction that I have read are Song-Fics or one-shots based on songs! Songs add power and meaning that authors can't describe with normal words! Fanfiction isn't the same without them. FANFICTION.NET, HEAR OUR CRY, WE WANT OUR SO"
"Songfics are good. Would you take music away from a movie? Author/Reader/Both Reader"
"Alot of cood stories are baised off lyrics, and to not post them would be confusing, all authors do inform that the songs are not theirs so what is the problem? Author/Reader/Both Both"
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"I totally agree!!!! If the lyrics are disclaimed properly, then there should be no harm in using them. C'mon, it adds so much to a story! Let us put 'em in! Author/Reader/Both Both."
"Song fics are awesome. There's no point in taking them away. As long as we state that the songs don't belong to us then we should be fine. I mean next they're going to be telling us that we can't write about anything that's not ours. Way stupid. I mean we"
"please change it, i have some rawkin ideas that cant be used if you dont, please please please"
"Dude, I love reading songfics. So long as we write a disclaimer, we should be allowed to write them. Author/Reader/Both В"
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"Lyrics help newcoming writers to come up with ideas - the rule should be changed!! Author/Reader/Both Both"
"This petition stinks too! Author/Reader/Both God"
"My ff.net penname is StrawberryGashesInc and all my songfics were recently delete because of this new rule I had no idea about. We are talking two and a half years of writting just vanished since I changed my computer several times during this period. So "
