: Re: How does one get Fanfiction "Published"? When the final chapter of "The Legend of the Sword of the Day and the Sword of the Night" was translated to English I kept hearing on the chatroom

We aren't lawyers, and I don't think there's a single hard and fast rule for this. Rights can vary depending on geography, time, and author preference.

There are works which are now in the public domain which anyone can
adapt, so, for example, any Sherlock Holmes story which uses elements
which Conan Doyle wrote before 1923 can be legitimately published or
broadcast. (Yes, the BBC Sherlock is technically fanfic).
Some authors invite you to play in their universes (Mercedes Lackey
oversees anthologies of short stories written about her worlds and
characters) and some don't want you even to assemble an encyclopedia
of what's been printed if that encyclopedia is for sale (JK Rowling).
Parody may be acceptable to the author/estate (Bored of the Rings)
or not (The Wind Done Gone).
Amazon set up a deal with some writers and TV shows which gave people
permission to sell fanfic in specific universes as Kindle books.

Honestly, the only way this writer can try for publication is to talk to the author of the original 'verse and try to work out permission. And there's no guarantee the fanfic writer will get it.

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