Description: After the famed author of the popular book series The Adventures of @@RANDOMNAME@@ began suing writers of fanfiction, avid fans began bombarding your office with letters demanding the government create a policy on derivative written works.
Validity: Nations with Book Publishing industry
"It's all just good fun for us fans, really!" says fanfiction writer Claire McCallaghan, while sifting through a pile of thoroughly highlighted fan encyclopaedias. "We're all budding writers, and we don't mean to steal anyone's property. We just want to continue the stories we love, and maybe create a romance or two between those characters who would be just perfect for one another! The government should explicitly allow derivative works for all forms of media! Just ignore those authors complaining about their ownership or whatever."
[effect]
'shipping' has become the nation's favourite pastime.
[stats]
Civil Rights increases, Culture increases, Book Publishing industry decreases slightly, Youth Rebelliousness increases, Happiness increases
"Oh, heavens, keep that away from my literature," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, concerned author. "Last time I checked, I was the one who owned the series, not a bunch of angsty youth obsessed with their fantasies about characters -- my characters! Not to mention the damage these fan writers could do to authors of ongoing series! If an author wants to allow this 'fanfiction' for their books, so be it: but it should really be our choice."
[effect]
13-year olds are frequently sued for discussing book series online.
[stats]
Civil Rights decreases, Culture decreases, Happiness decreases, Book Publishing industry increases slightly
"You know, books create more problems than they are worth," says a very mysterious man known only as 'Bradley,' while holding a box of matches a little too ominously. "All they ever give us is more conflict over which character is the best, why a certain character had to die, or why a romance never came to be. We could avoid all these questions if we just did away with the things once and for all. Then everyone could get back to more important things, like working and watching mediocre late-night comedy!"
[effect]
books have mysteriously disappeared.
[stats]
Civil Rights decrease substantially, Book Publishing industry is eliminated, Culture decreases, Authoritarianism increases, Intelligence decreases
