====== Cassandra Claire ======

Cassie Claire is a //Harry Potter// BNF turned pro author. She became infamous for plagiarism, grifting off her f-list, and bullying people. Some comprehensive background links:

  * [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fwgreatesthits/2663.html|The Cassie Claire Primer]] (Fandom Wank's Greatest Hits community on JournalFen, Oct. 14, 2004)
  * [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/bad_penny/8985.html|The Cassandra Claire Plagiarism Debacle — Intro through Part IV]] (bad_penny community on JF, Aug. 4, 2006)
  * [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Cassandra_Claire|Fanlore.org's entry]]
  * [[http://wiki.unknowableroom.org/Cassandra_Claire|Unknowable Wiki's entry]]
  * [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/73559683.html|Anti-bullying YA queen Cassandra Clare is a massive bully. Water also wet.]] (ONTD, Nov. 11, 2012)

Her two young adult urban fantasy series are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mortal_Instruments_(series)|//Mortal Instruments//]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Infernal_Devices|//Infernal Devices//]]. The film rights for the //Mortal Instruments// series were [[http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/33056.html|optioned in 2009]].

As one of fandom's biggest wank magnets, Claire comes up on f_fa from time to time. In April 2013, Gentlefailers discussed at great length [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/53491.html?thread=249506035#t249506035|the //Mortal Instruments// movie trailer]]. Far down in that thread, one nonny linked to [[http://nightrevelations.tumblr.com/tagged/cassandra-clare|this blogger]], who claims that Claire's lawyers //"are trying to remove any Internet sites which mention her fanfic plagiarism."// Not long after, there was another long thread on [[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/53616.html?thread=250368624#t250368624|Cassandra Clare's Gigantic Tourbus]].

After reading The Cassandra Claire Plagiarism Debacle (currently only accessible [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080122041408/http://www.journalfen.net/community/bad_penny/8985.html|through the Wayback Machine]]) a nonny was curious exactly how big/powerful CC was and [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/112881.html?thread=572249841#cmt572249841|asked for points of comparison]]. Meme obliged as best it could, though it was fairly unanimously agreed that no one since has been as influential or widely known.



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