{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)'s status on Monday, 22-Aug-11 08:50:01 UTC","author_name":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/thelastgherkin","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/421918","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/481\" class=\"url\" title=\"Aaron Mark\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">nightwillow<\/span><\/a><\/span> Totally true.  They legally can't read any fanfiction AT ALL as it may subconsciously influence their own episodes.  If an episode ends up being similar to a fanfic, the ficwriter can take them to court over it, and in very rare cases win rights over the episode in question."}