Marian, Tavia, Marian:
My only aim was to bring up one aspect which I felt
had been neglected in the debate, namely the fact that in writing fanfiction, we are hijacking characters that other people created.<<
One teensy thought here. Hijacking implies physically taking some object and removing it, with the effect that the object is not available for others to enjoy.
<<grin> Challenging the wording of a statement when you can't challenge its content is a well worn tactic. :-)
So's using an emotive word for a non-emotive concept :-) --- which is what I was complaining about.
Taking your statement as quoted above at face value, it appears to challenge the whole existence of fanfic, which I personally find odd in someone I know to have written fanfic. Do you care to elaborate, so that we can examine the content rather than just the wording?
Tavia