On Callahan's

[jpub]

Here's the correspondence. I think that means "sure, go ahead."

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Well, if it weren't offered for sale, I wouldn't hear about it, so my
opinion wouldn't much matter. I think my agent would rather I leave it
at that.
--Spider
Christopher Angel wrote:
>
> What is Spider's position on the use of the settings and/or characters of
> the Callahan's books in fanfiction?
>
> Specifically, these are works that are not for profit, and entertainment use
> only. It would only be posted to the web and/or mailing lists. Spider's
> ownership of the characters/settings would be explicity noted.
>
> Thanks for your response, I'm trying to settle an argument.
>
> --
> Christopher Angel--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

[Bob Schroeck]

With an implicit "what I don't know about, I don't have to get legal about" in it, yeah...


-- Bob
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There's no wrong way to eat a Rhesus.

[jpub]

Yeah, it sounds to me like as long as you make it completely obvious there's no infringement going on, its okay.
Oh well, I'm still going to use the Mike/Sally cameos in TtP.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

[Bob Schroeck]

Sounds cool. You can always call it a "tribute", which lets you get away with a lot. Or a pastiche, that's a good one, too.


-- Bob
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There's no wrong way to eat a Rhesus.