Kink Craft

What is Erotic Fan Fiction, put simply it is witting your own story based on the characters or setting of someone has created. This is based on our article by Victoria Blisse. Is it legal? Is it legal to create your own fan fiction? Turns out that is a tricky question. You need to understand copyright and how it is applied in your country. Copyright in the UK Since 1995 Copyright is granted on all creative works up to 70 years after the authors death. At which point it becomes public domain. Before 1956 most content isn't copyrighted at all, but make sure you read the law before you do anything with them. Some useful articles: Fanfiction: Creators, communities and copyright Copyright law of the UK (Wikipedia) Copyright and the value of the public domain Example: Sherlock Holmes Correction: Almost entirely in the public domain Because of a quirk in the copyright law (published before 1956) some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories have been granted 95 year protections after the author died. That means 10 o