How much does copyright limit fan fiction?

jassian

Hopeful Maker of Art out of Daydream Dust
Oct 15, 2008
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Hi, I hope I'm posting this in the right section. Sorry if this has been asked before :)

You can obviously write and draw fan fiction, apparently also shoot fan fiction films. But what are the limitations? You obviously can't get it published on any large scale as it's not your property (and you probably wouldn't want to anyway). But are you limited to only fan fiction film competitions for example? Are you limited to private viewings or can you publish it on the web outside
specifically allocated sites? In short, who can you show it to and what can and can't you do?

Thanks!