Harry Jenkins's article talked about the "Potter Wars" which consists of a. Teachers and librarians fighting against religious groups' wishes to ban the books from libraries and classrooms; and b. Warner Bros. attempt to ban fan fiction because they believe it is a copyright infringment. The idea of fan-fiction was brought up which in this case, takes the Harry Potter characters and puts them in a cherished environment that helps the writer deal with their own life issues. It is like a therapy for some writers who want to create their own scenerios for their favorite characters.
Heather Cowver started "The Daily Prophet" on the web as a fan-fiction site for Harry Potter. The issue that many have about fan-fiction is where to draw the line from a legal standpoint. We do have freedom of speech and press so I believe that fan-fiction should be allowed to be written at least for personal use. It should be allowed to be shown to others (in the real world like friends). Finally it should be allowed on the internet for other fans to see as long as there is no money being made. It crosses the line of infringement when these articles are published for money or not in the real world because anything published in the real world will result in someone making money. I.E. A writer donates their work to a magazine, but people give money to buy the magazine so the magazine in return can theoretically make money on this.
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