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 »
"Why FanFiction? Authors already put disclaimers, so isn't that enough? You'll lose a lot of readers because of this rule. Author/Reader/Both Reader"
"I totally agree Author/Reader/Both both"
"Admittedly, the last petition (for the allowance of NC-17 rated fiction) did not work. However, as long as you clearly state in your disclaimer that the lyrics do not belong to you, I don't see a problem. The problem comes when someone pretends that they "
"i can't believe u just deleted all the stories without allowing authors to aleast remove the lyrics. and instead deleted all of their stories!!!! Author/Reader/Both reader"
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"I WANT BACK MY RIGHT TO WRITE SONGFICS!!!!!!!!! Author/Reader/Both TelepathicPrincess"
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"WHY? WHY? Why do the fat, lazy, a**'s just sit around and think that if we type the song in the story that we think we own the song?!? WE all know we don't!!! We state that at the top of each song fic. that we write. I mean next they'll tell us that we ca"
"I support this petition"
"Well I think that it isn't fair because, when a writer finds a paticular song the fits so well with the story, it should be aloud, that way the readers would have a sense of awarness"
"Musical lyrics can help set the mood for an entire story. What's next? Quoting a famous figure or literary work, say Shakespeare during a romantic scene? Author/Reader/Both Both"
"I support this petition"
"Song fics are some of the most well done pieces found on ff.net and it would be a great shame if there were no longer allowed. Author/Reader/Both both"
"I support this petition"
"This is a bogus rule. If it's in the disclaimer, then what's the problem? Author/Reader/Both both =)"
"talk about injustice I'll get my Congress on this important issue today, yes I will! Author/Reader/Both Who are you kidding?"
"I support this petition"
"I like songfics -- reading and writing,"
"I just find that one of the worst things that extremely well written works can be removed for a brief appearance of lyrics in a story, and their authors deleted, without warning or even checking. There are some vindictive people out there who decide to ha"
"I agree with this. I use lyrics a lot to state stories and had one of mine removed. I never claim that I *own* the lyrics, but do give ownership to those that deserve it. Please change this! Author/Reader/Both Both"
"Music is part of our soul...please give it back... Author/Reader/Both Pen name: Blackstar Ravenwing"
"I support this petition"
"As long as we write the name of the song and who it belongs to, then there should not be a problem. Author/Reader/Both Both"
"The fact that WE, the authors, didn't write it shouldn't matter if we acknowledge and credit the person or persons who actually did Author/Reader/Both both"
"Some of my favourite stories are songfics. They're fast to read, and can be very good as well. I've had to delete all three of mine, and one of them was my favourite one-shot. Surely this ammendment to the rules is acceptable? Author/Reader/Both JK Fie'r"
