Arkadelphiak
Shitposter in Residence
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I have interesting commentary! Let's bring out the big guns!
So, I was thinking . . . we have works like Frankenstein and The Wizard of Oz that are in the public domain. Deviations (i.e. movies, spinoffs, etc) are thereby allowed. So . . . what will happen to our fan fiction when/if Pokemon is released into the public domain? Can that even happen? Will we lose our rights to our work? Will we all be dead when/if it occurs? Will Bulbagarden (or the forum with the first post) get the publishing rights? Will there be hell to pay from Nintendo's lawyers, or a class-action suit on the forums? Would we have to publicly claim our work, thereby telling the world: I wrote Pokemon fan fiction!
So, I was thinking . . . we have works like Frankenstein and The Wizard of Oz that are in the public domain. Deviations (i.e. movies, spinoffs, etc) are thereby allowed. So . . . what will happen to our fan fiction when/if Pokemon is released into the public domain? Can that even happen? Will we lose our rights to our work? Will we all be dead when/if it occurs? Will Bulbagarden (or the forum with the first post) get the publishing rights? Will there be hell to pay from Nintendo's lawyers, or a class-action suit on the forums? Would we have to publicly claim our work, thereby telling the world: I wrote Pokemon fan fiction!