Now, back to the real purpose of this thread.
It strikes me that the idea of plagiarizing anything related to Lois and Clark is interestingly ironic. After all, in the LnC universe, one of the core elements of why Lois is… well, the way she is… traces back to her experiences in having her work stolen multiple times.
I guess I find this sort of theft most troubling because I simply can’t see the underlying motivation. When I think of what must move someone to steal in this way it makes my head spin. There are various reasons to write and then post a fanfic:
1. You may have an idea that you want to share.
2. There is the sense of participating in a community. (The LnC community is particularly great!)
3. Completing a work brings a feeling of accomplishment.
4. Of course, positive feedback never hurts either.
When someone steals like this, all that they could possibly get (that I can see) is #4 and that will be under false pretenses. I have trouble seeing how this sort of act would do anything other than make you feel worse for the experience.
But then, I just don’t understand people sometimes.
Bob
