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Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Author 3 Fan fiction policy and history 4 Timeline 5 Kerfluffles 6 External Links 7 See also

[edit] Introduction

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[edit] The Author

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[edit] Fan fiction policy and history

In a private e-mail dated March 25, 2001, Michela Ecks asked Alan Dean Foster the following questions:

   1.  Do you have a set policy regarding fan fiction derived from your stories?

   2.  If you have such a policy, what is it and why did you implement it?

   3.  If you have such a policy, is this a policy that you created yourself or was it created at an agent or lawyer's behest?  (Which is the case with Katherine Kurtz, and Mercedes Lackey...)

   4.  If you allow fan fiction derived from your work, why?  (Terry Pratchett was quoted some where as saying that it creates good will among fans.  J.K. Rowlings said somewhere she found it flattering.)

   5.  What are you general feelings on fan fiction?  Do these feelings differ when it is fan fiction based say on books versus television?
    
    

In a private e-mail to me dated March 25, 2001, Alan Dean Foster replied:.

   1) Yes, I do.  I don't countenance it.  Call it a matter of privacy.
   2) As above.  Also, it can be confusing to readers who don't know the difference between what is approved and what is not.
   3) Created it myself.
   4) As above
   5) Being a cooperative enterprise, and one that relies far more overtly on fan enthusiasm to sustain it, I think fan fiction and similar sites are far more understandable, and therefore permissible, where TV is involved.  As opposed to a book, which is a far more private act of creation.  If I created a TV series, I would have no trouble with the existence of fan fiction sites.

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

• In August 20, 2000, the Alan Dean Foster fanpage Alan Dean Foster Page was created. [1]
• On December 27, 1999, Alan Dean Foster created his official site. [2]
• On August 20, 2000, the Alan Dean Foster fanpage Alan Dean Foster Page was last updated. [3]
• On April 2, 2003, an English language article about Alan Dean Foster was created on Wikipedia. [4]
• On February 21, 2004, a German language article about Alan Dean Foster was created on Wikipedia. [5]
• On July 13, 2005, a Japanese language article about Alan Dean Foster was created on Wikipedia. [6]
• On November 7, 2005, a French language article about Alan Dean Foster was created on Wikipedia. [7]
• On February 1, 2007, an Italian language article about Alan Dean Foster was created on Wikipedia. [8]

[edit] Kerfluffles

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[edit] External Links

• Alan Dean Foster's official site

[edit] See also

• Alan Dean Foster fanzines

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