The Powers That Be seem to think it's acceptable to harass, censor, or outright ban their biggest fans: the fanwriters and fanartists. Quite frankly, we're sick of it.
NOTE: Only fandoms/sites that deal with fictional characters and/or properties are listed here. Fandoms that are in hot water for their fictionalized portrayals of real people (ie. celebrities) really need to read up on their slander/libel laws.
General Activism/Information Links
The Dragonriders Of Pern
The Charge: Anne McCaffery has driven Pern fanfic underground while encouraging sanctioned clubs ("the Annish Inquisition") to turn in nonconformists.
EverQuest
The Charge: Hmmm. Apparently you can be booted out of this highly popular online game system for writing a story Somebody Up There doesn't like.
Harry Potter
The Charge: Warner Brothers slapped young fans with legal action and claudestinely attempted to acquire fans' Potter-related domain names.
The Vampire Chronicles
The Charge: Anne Rice has declared fullscale legal war on fanwriters who "tamper" with her creations, including harrassing "offenders" at home and/or work.
The X-Men
The Charge: Marvel is trying to force fansites into a licensed club, which would let them control questionable content therein -- plus the right to define "questionable."
Babylon 5
B5 fanfic was originally banned, but the restrictions have eased in recent years.
Rat Patrol
This fandom was not allowed online at all until recently.
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