Ethical Question

[Matt L.]

I have an ethical question;

A while back I wrote Kid A concerning a sequel to his Fat Camp story I wanted to write.
I informed him I wasn’t going to use any of his characters or the name of the fat camp but wanted to include the shirt of shame with the Porky Pig emblem.

I never heard back from Kid A, and he’s been off radar for a long while.

I do plan to acknowledge Kid A, and my story - Return to Fat Camp - will be much shorter than his epic, though obviously the story will involve weight gain and humiliation.

It’s up to you loyal readers, should I borrow the shirt of shame for my story or not?

Cheers, Matt

[Sen Oluguat]

There's a level of homage that you don't need to ask for permission for.

It is 100% legal and, I would argue, moral for me to write a sci fi story about the great fight between the laser sword-wielding Space Paladins and the evil Inquisitors, with the backdrop of an evil galactic empire with planet-destroying super weapons.

If you never hear back from Kid A, I think it would be okay to include a "shirt of shame", but maybe instead of Porky Pig you can use another fictional Pop Culture pig like Miss Piggy or Piglet?

[jsmt]

I agree, this should have a green light.

A few years ago I stumbled into a story that used the "library" concept that I mentioned in "Katy's Library", and even the character was named Katy. The author expressed that the plot device was inspired on my story and the name was a wink. I feel flattered more than anything. That was mainly because the story was completely different, but the fact that the author mentioned me also helpped.

[Matt L.]

Thanks men! Really appreciate.

Cheers, Matt

[B$fan]

We’re publishing free smut fiction here. As long as you’re not taking things from Kid A’s story and selling it as you’re own, you could write a direct sequel to his story and it would still be fan fiction.

[Matt L.]

Well said, thanks!

[Phil0110]

Have you written the story? Did you include this shirt?