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January 23
"I don't actually object to fan fiction, which by its very nature uses copyrighted and trademarked material, provided that it's put somewhere where I don't trip over it (so not to a.f.p. or a.b.p, please) isn't done for money, and isn't passed off as 'official' in any way. I can't really object to people writing their own DW scenarios, etc, for other gamers -- the problems would only begin if they got too proprietorial about them. Everything works if people are sensible."
- By 1999, badfic must have been floating around the Dawson's Creek community because in January of 1999, niviene posted an announcement to alt.tv.space-cases that he was starting a badfic site which would mock Space Cases, X-Files and Dawson's Creek.
- On January 23, 2002, the mailing list Writer-s_Block was created. [1]
- On January 23, 2005, metafandom was founded on LiveJournal.
- FPB was banned from Fiction Alley's forums for violating the for rules. [2]
- On January 23, 2005, Numb3rs debuted on CBS. [3]
- On January 23, 2005, the LiveJournal community xfilesfic was created. [4]
- On January 23, 2006, Cuddly_kitten2135 plagiarised Always_jbj, Amanda K., AngelsLame, Burnzitt, Christine B. Smith, Dennydc, Elizabeth Anne/ElizaDeath, Elysian, Enigmaticblue, Fer1213, Jennifer Crusie, Jeremy M. Usher, KellyHK, Kur, Lona T, mommanerd, Myfeetshowit, Nautibitz, Patty Anne, raven39_25, Redwolfoz, Sanguinary, Speaker2customrs, Spikesfool, sueworld2003, Wissixwe and others. This plagiarism occurred in the Buffy: The Vampire Slayer community. [5][6] [7] [8]
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