O.RE.SA-MIAN

I don't write masses of fanfiction, but I love reading it. Personally, if I had created a character that other people wanted to use in fanfic, I'd be flattered. Authors will only interpret a character in one way and will often leave certain aspects of their lives un explored. People will always have their own ideas about these characters and as long as they don't try and pass the characters off as their own for money, I really don't see why they have a problem. Seriously, we post it on websites purposely set up for it under a big heading explaining that it's a fictional interpretation of whatever book, film or show etc. We post disclaimers to tell the readers that we're not affiliated in any way, that these characters are not ours and that we'll never sell them, and will (usually) thank the creators for making said show/movie/book and letting us explore their characters in an alternative way. We've gone to that much effort, and are still accused of being evil people who are ruining the name of fanfiction (on said subject, what he describes comes nowhere near my definition of fanfic, that's original fiction) and are out to make said creator penniless by stealing their ideas. If you were to count the number of fanficcers who innocently post to share interpretations and get critiqued on their writing to the number that've tried to make money and ruin the original owner, what do you think you'd find?