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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"As I see it, there is absolutely no reason not to allow us to write songfics so long as we apply the proper disclaimers to them, AS WE DO WITH WHAT WE WRITE ANYWAY. In fact, most of us DO ALREADY write disclaimers for the songs we use. There is no way in "
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"Ooh its so unfare says the duxter and the bugster. Yah yah Author/Reader/Both Idiot only"
"It's not fair, song lyrics help the mood of the story, and I don't remember reading that in their TOS. We already give the song writers credit too... Author/Reader/Both Both"
"i just like signing stuff. lol jk i beleive this to it should just be disclaimed or watever u call it. Author/Reader/Both reader"
"As long as a disclaimer is made for both the author that the fiction is based off of, and a disclaimer is made, then there is no argument. Where is the difference in being able to write a fanfiction for books and a fiction for music. As long as the song w"
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"This rule has greatly upset me. Most of my stories are song-based, and I agree that if you use a song in a fic, you should have to disclaim both the song name and the artist (which I have ALWAYS done). Not allowing us to post song lyrics in our stories ma"
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"I agree completely. We should be able to disclaim the songs! Surely the companies who own the songs wouldn't mind much if we said we didn't own them? In fact, wouldn't they be happy because a lot more people will buy their CDs to hear the songs? Author/Re"
"Why not so long as it is credited and relevant to the piece? Author/Reader/Both both"
"This is ridiculous. By banning lyrics, you are effectively banning all fanfiction. Author/Reader/Both Author"
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"Honestly, there are a lot of lyrics out there that add to the meaning of the story. All the other fanfiction sites out there allow lyrics. Why shouldn't the biggest and most popular fanfiction site allow lyrics either? Author/Reader/Both Reader"
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"We give them credit, what's wrong? Author/Reader/Both AUTHOR AND READER"
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"I love writing song fics. Gimme a break. Author/Reader/Both ~~"
