Disclaimers
All of the stories in this section are some variety of fan fiction. As such, they could be classified (in the US anyway) as ' derivative works'. The legality of fan fiction as a creative medium has yet to be encumbered by any explicit copyright laws or precedent (Meaning there are no known examples of fan fiction writers being taken to court.)
As far as I know, all of the fan fiction posted here is in fandoms where the IP (Intellectual Property) owners/creators do not object to the creation of fan fiction related to their works. As a courtesy/acknowledgement of the source of borrowed characters, situations, and locations I've tried to list them all here, although most of the stories already include disclaimers. Each disclaimer is necessarily brief and hopefully current. Listing every entity who owns part of some IP is a task only a copyright lawyer could complete and still keep their sanity.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer All Buffyverse characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Fox Television and their corporate overlords. and others.
Charmed Was an Aaron Spelling production/invention. Not sure who owns it right now.
The Devil Wears Prada Novel written by Lauren Weisberger. The movie adaptation was from 20th Century Fox.
Eerie, Indiana Was created by Karl Schaefer and Jose Rivera.
The Facts of Life Distributed by (and possibly owned by) Sony Pictures.
Gilmore Girls
all things "Gilmore Girls" belong to Amy Sherman-Palladino and others, including Warner Bros. Television.
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling and her publishers control the rights to all things in the Potterverse.
Highlander Panzer/Davis and others.
Iron Chef Including Chairman Kaga, belongs to FujiTV.
The Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll invented the bandersnatch.
James Bond All "Bond" characters and situations originating in the novels belong to Ian Fleming, and his designated heirs. Others own the original characters/stories in the Bond movies.
The Keeper Chronicles All "Keeper" characters belong to Tanya Huff
Kim Possible Kim Possible was created by Mark McCorkle & Bob Schooley but Disney owns Kim, Ron, Shego, and the rest of the KP gang.
Pippi Longstocking Belongs to the estate of Astrid Lindgren.
Lord of the Rings The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Sailor Moon The Sailor Moon (manga, anime, tv show, plays) franchise was created by Naoko Takeuchi.
Scooby Doo Warner Bros. bought Hana Barbera and now owns all things Scooby.
Stargate (SG1, Atlantis, Universe)
Star Wars George Lucas owns all things Star Wars (there's the occasional mention but no complete crossover.)
Sukeban Deka/Yo-yo Girl Cop Not sure who owns this at this point. Probably some huge Japanese conglomerate.
Tomb Raider EIDOS (and whomever owns them) owns Lara Croft and her adventures as depicted in the video games, comic books, movies, and novelizations.
Inspired By
Sometimes, they just inspired a story.
Several stories inspired my KP dream short "The Red Hills".
The Princess Bride The Cliffs of Insanity belong to William Goldman and inspired my KP short "Reality Based TV".
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