The Shortest Fanfic
by Obvious Penname B. Obvious
Although a parody can be considered a derivative work under United States Copyright Law, it can be protected from claims by the copyright owner of the original work under the fair use doctrine, which is codified in 17 USC § 107. The Supreme Court of the United States stated that parody "is the use of some elements of a prior author's composition to create a new one that, at least in part, comments on that author's works."
As I gazed down on their two broken, lifeless forms...
[Okay, in all fairness, I suppose only one of them had really been "alive" before they fought]
...I shook my head, and repeated myself – softly, wistfully – "Boys, boys...no need to fight." I turned to the only other witness of their mortal combat. "Come on, girl. Let's get out of the rain, and you out of those cold, wet things." Numbly, she nodded once, having no one else to tell her what to do...
*fade to black*
