deslily
said:
Off the wall question.. seeing as you were into fanzines and such and conventions.. just wondering if you know someone i know named Jackie Edwards? She was Patrick Stewarts aid for many years and wrote alot of fanzines of all sorts.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:31 PM
julie
said:
Sorry, no. It's a small world, but not THAT small, I guess. ;-)
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:44 PM
deslily
said:
ah well, it was worth a try hahaha...
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:57 PM
deslily
said:
Don't quote me but i could swear I've read that when you "self publish" your work gets copyrighted.. the fact that she is "sellling" the book (and it doesn't matter if it's only to family) means she is making a profit. Of course she is hoping that Lucas won't search out small amounts of profit someone makes on his copyrights. But then I've always wondered about those that wrote fanfic (fanzines) not in book form but simply xeroxing it and selling them at conventions when they use the characters of a television series such as star trek..
Date: 5/30/2006 8:05:24 PM
julie
said:
I'm not a lawyer (and I don't play one on TV), but here's how it's supposed to work: Your work has a copyright as soon as you create it, but it should have a registered copyright before publication. This is something the publisher generally takes care of, at least in the book world. Her book has both a copyright (to her) and an ISBN.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:05:44 PM
deslily
said:
what i didn't understand with fanzines is that they ARE sold at conventions so money is being made (granted, very little) I look into self publishing from time to time.. and generally it includes a "true" copyright. She's obviously counting on the fact that someone as big as George Lucas will not bother to go after "small potatoes".. more power to her.. I can't see admiring so much you use their characters and yet break the law for your own benefit.. if she printed the book for family and friends there's no need for it to be on amazon or anywhere else that is "public domain"...
Date: 5/30/2006 8:06:04 PM
julie
said:
I don't personally know of any fanzine publishers who made a profit from their zines. Most usually sold for enough to cover production costs - at least the ones I've been involved with. And some of the production companies actually support fan projects. I spoke on a fanzine panel at a convention put on by Creation and Universal Studios/Belasarius Productions. They didn't actually sanction the zines, but they certainly didn't mind them. I suppose it all depends on the studio/production company.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:06:21 PM
deslily
said:
Off the wall question.. seeing as you were into fanzines and such and conventions.. just wondering if you know someone i know named Jackie Edwards? She was Patrick Stewarts aid for many years and wrote alot of fanzines of all sorts.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:31 PM
julie
said:
Sorry, no. It's a small world, but not THAT small, I guess. ;-)
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:44 PM
deslily
said:
ah well, it was worth a try hahaha...
Date: 5/30/2006 8:04:57 PM
deslily
said:
Don't quote me but i could swear I've read that when you "self publish" your work gets copyrighted.. the fact that she is "sellling" the book (and it doesn't matter if it's only to family) means she is making a profit. Of course she is hoping that Lucas won't search out small amounts of profit someone makes on his copyrights. But then I've always wondered about those that wrote fanfic (fanzines) not in book form but simply xeroxing it and selling them at conventions when they use the characters of a television series such as star trek..
Date: 5/30/2006 8:05:24 PM
julie
said:
I'm not a lawyer (and I don't play one on TV), but here's how it's supposed to work: Your work has a copyright as soon as you create it, but it should have a registered copyright before publication. This is something the publisher generally takes care of, at least in the book world. Her book has both a copyright (to her) and an ISBN.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:05:44 PM
deslily
said:
what i didn't understand with fanzines is that they ARE sold at conventions so money is being made (granted, very little) I look into self publishing from time to time.. and generally it includes a "true" copyright. She's obviously counting on the fact that someone as big as George Lucas will not bother to go after "small potatoes".. more power to her.. I can't see admiring so much you use their characters and yet break the law for your own benefit.. if she printed the book for family and friends there's no need for it to be on amazon or anywhere else that is "public domain"...
Date: 5/30/2006 8:06:04 PM
julie
said:
I don't personally know of any fanzine publishers who made a profit from their zines. Most usually sold for enough to cover production costs - at least the ones I've been involved with. And some of the production companies actually support fan projects. I spoke on a fanzine panel at a convention put on by Creation and Universal Studios/Belasarius Productions. They didn't actually sanction the zines, but they certainly didn't mind them. I suppose it all depends on the studio/production company.
Date: 5/30/2006 8:06:21 PM
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