Harry Potter and the Copyright Lawyer (TechNews.com) This is a bother to my brain. I wholly believe that, if you create a "universe" and populate it, that other writers should be allowed visas to enter the realm. The only rules that should apply are the rules establshed by the Creator™. And Original Residents™ have privileged status as per how they are displayed: they cannot display any action or emotion that was not self-evident in any "original" author's portrayal.
That ain't so hard, is it?