Scott says she believes the conflict arises from the "old-media" Lucas clashing with a savvy, post-Internet fan base.

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Most fan fiction is published on the Internet (see fanfiction.net), and it's usually preceded by disclaimers noting that the writer is using characters or settings from someone else's work.

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This was met with fan backlash, and a bit of an internet firestorm erupted.

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Yang Fan, a 26-year-old Internet whiz, two years ago launched one of Shanghai's first new-media web-design companies, Shengquan Design.

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With a few mouse clicks, the co-worker sent a signal over the Internet that remotely shut off the power to a single fan inside a 10-foot section of ductwork directly above the microphone.

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I'm not a fan, partly because it only works on Windows, and only for Internet Explorer.

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However, travelling England fan Mark Perryman said the fact the match was available only on the internet was "disastrous and an outrage".

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In South Korea, internet-gaming stars earn six-figure dollar salaries, attend university on special gaming scholarships and have massive fan clubs glued to the two cable channels dedicated to the sport.

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Federal prosecutors use the act to go after a wide range of Internet crimes, but the law may not reflect how our behavior online has changed over the last three decades, Fan said.

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