From the FAQ: However, it is generally recommended that authors include a disclaimer if their story, or a major element within it, is strongly influenced by something else: a novel, another fanfic, a TV series, etc.
Yup! Having never ever written anything before L&C stories, it's good thing I followed the other FoLCs example and included disclaimers wherever I thought was necessary.
I think that's the only thing that differentiates between
'being inspired by' and 'blatantly stealing.'
I did know that plagiarism meant stealing someone else's work/idea, but I never knew that there were so many ways to do it. And this link -
Statement on Plagiarism by Charles Darling mentioned in the FAQ was really helpful in showing the distinctions.
Thanks, Labby.
