Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-366087-20170228071859/@comment-31262433-20170228170139

well, fine, I'll just say though that there's a difference between what you see as fan-fiction and parody and without being insulting it's pretty blunt.. they get paid to do this stuff, fan-writers do not.. if your work was paid for and had actual members of franchises doing the voices and so on, then by all means your stuff would be valid.

even when they don't get actual actors in on the skits they must have permission from companies as they don't get sued when they make parodies of things like Bugs Bunny in the Nerd (actually, come to think on it, the reason they don't get sued is such depictions are legal under parody laws).. if the law itself states these things are parody, well.. there you have it.

just because it's on internet and not TV, movie or comic book doesn't mean it isn't valid and you've allowed parodies before.. a parody of a fictional character is still a parody and it's not fan-fic at all.

so there you have it.. if they are paid to do this stuff it's pretty obvious how it's not a fan-fic any more, as soon as they earn profit from it legally it's a franchise.. doesn't matter how popular they may or may not be.. also doesn't matter how much distaste you may have for that kind of entertainment, it's valid.

get rid of creepypasta and stuff like "Mario Logan Bros", by all means, leave the established stuff alone.. they earn money from it and are thus legally businesses and entitled to a place here.