Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10502460-20190109235250/@comment-35616940-20190110103032

As far as I understand, most copyright holders are happy for fan-fiction and fan-art of their works to be made, since it's free advertising for them, and with there being so much of it, it's hard to police every instance of fan-art or every instance of fan-fiction, on the web and most likely doing so would result in negative publicity for the copyright holder.

There have been several authors, who began writing fan-fiction who have gone on to publish their works, with movies also being made of their interpretations. The same goes for fan-art, several new comics and anime series started out as fan-art. Also, if you look at all the Marvel and DC characters, they're all copies of each other. Whereas fan-fiction and fan-art might be looked down upon, it's a starting block for authors and artists who will one day forge their own careers, especially if you want work in those industries, and you don't know where to start.