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Updates from Apollo TOS Review: Disclaimers Welcome to this week's TOS Review: Disclaimer Issue. Why are disclaimers important? Disclaimers are our biggest legal protection. As everyone knows, where fan fiction often gets in trouble is the fact that as authors, we are basing our stories off of copyrighted material. The most common legal argument that fan fictions writers and sites use to justify what they do is the Fair Use part of the copyright code. In this it states that copyrighted material can be used for transformative purposes, which is our loophole. However with that loophole we still need to make sure that we are covered as much as possible. The site has reached out to friends in the legal field to determine what steps are best taken and the response was disclaim, disclaim, disclaim! That being said, they provided with basic aspects that should be in any disclaimer which we have based our disclaimer policy off of. This doesn't just protect the site, this also protects you as a user. How you may ask? Because if an author gets up in arms about fan fiction, this protects you from being sued for profits as you state that you make no money from it. That being said, disclaimers vary depending on the section you write for so here is a basic breakdown of what we look for: Fan Fiction Name the world/title/fandom and say you don't own it. Clearly state no money is made. There are examples of what is needed, exactly, in the FAQ as well as in other areas. Real Person Fiction Name the person or persons and say you don't KNOW them. Not that you don't OWN them. State that it's a work of fiction. Clearly state no money is made. Original Fiction There are a number of requirements for original fiction/non fiction/poetry. This link has it all exactly. Public Domain These are things that copyright no longer applies to: Fairy tales, folk songs, religious works such as the Bible etc. For these, use the information needed in an original disclaimer and note the work that inspired such as 'Cinderella' or 'Snow White' etc. Basic things to keep in mind: - We need the fandom to be named, not the characters. - With original fiction we need to have a clear fiction and resemblance clause. That makes it so that somewhere down the road, John Smith can't come to us and say "Hey, that's based on me" and in turn we have to pull the work because without proof that it's NOT, we have no choice in such a for instance. That's where the resemblance clause is a protection to the author. - For original non-fiction, it's critical that the author clearly add the permissions clause. This is detailed in the link we posted earlier in the Original Fiction setting. Without having permission from the people you're writing about, it can cause the site issues in the future if the person you are writing about stumbles upon it and gets upset. While not directly related to disclaimers, since we are discussing Original Non-Fiction, I would like to take the time to point out that authors should not write about real minors unless the person they are writing about is currently of age and consent information can be provided. Along the same lines, in real person fiction again, if the real person is a minor they cannot be written about. So please, when one of our moderating staff asks you to correct a disclaimer, know that it is so the site can stay protected. The staff volunteer hours each week reviewing the archive to ensure compliance to our policies, so they honestly do deserve a round of applause for their dedication and not a hard time when they ask you to correct something. AFF 2011 Calendar Contest Wow, I can't believe it! 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Minors are minors, regardless. Just because the author wasn't "caught" until recently, doesn't make what they did any less illegal. All reports of suspicious minors are thoroughly researched and CONFIRMED before deletion. Do a little research with that nice little search button on the top right of your screen to see the proof. One cannot judge maturity by the quality of writing. Adults can write horribly and teens can write such moving stories that readers can be dumbstruck at their beauty. None of this changes the fact that what this author did was post illegally at this site.

these are all slash with a bottom/sub harry. hope you don't mind because that's pretty much all i read/write Bruised SS/HP pairing The After Effect SS/HP My Master, My Lover LM/HP- a shameless plug for one of my own stories For Services Rendered SS/HP Kitten LV/HP- cat!harry To the Winner Go the Spoils SB/HP- crossdressing Pretty Little Slut Kingsley Shaklebolt/HP- crossdressing

Thank you, I will go look at them right now.

it is called abandon and the sequel is reclaim. the author is really good http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2032067/1/bAbandon_b http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2474430/1/Reclaim http://www.fanfiction.net/u/577769/Batsutousai on the authors profile, it has links to her unedited version on her livejournal

That's Abandon, by Batsutousai. There is also a sequel, Reclaim. You can find both on HP Fandom. If you like Tom(Voldie)/Harry fics, might I recommend a few others by the same author? All on HP Fandom. There's Riddle's Little Problem, also there's a trilogy of one-shots (very long). Tainted Wings, To Fly Without Wings and Humans' Wings. This authoress is AWESOME. She does other stories besides Tom/Harry, you should check out all her works!

A Classic, i believe its Abandon by Batsutousai http://www.thesilversnitch.net/tss3/viewst...5&warning=5 sequel Reclaim by Batsutousai