This is such an interesting point. Thanks for raising it!
I basically agree with what you wrote in your post. I wouldn't be too upset if someone took something from a fic of mine without asking (I've never asked JKR) but I would expect a little comment in their author's notes saying where it came from.
Of course, it's possible to take someone else's ideas without realising, which is tricky. So I think we have to use our common sense to a certain extent - we're obviously not going to go around crediting people for Draco being a potions master or Snape being in portrait form or any other very prevalent ideas, but I do think we should ackowledge other people's specific ideas/creations.
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I basically agree with what you wrote in your post. I wouldn't be too upset if someone took something from a fic of mine without asking (I've never asked JKR) but I would expect a little comment in their author's notes saying where it came from.
Of course, it's possible to take someone else's ideas without realising, which is tricky. So I think we have to use our common sense to a certain extent - we're obviously not going to go around crediting people for Draco being a potions master or Snape being in portrait form or any other very prevalent ideas, but I do think we should ackowledge other people's specific ideas/creations.