First of all, the most controversial quality of fan fiction is its transformative nature, which is the most important factor of fair use. In accessing the first factor of fair use, it depends on whether fan fiction can promote and contribute to the progress of the original by transforming and adding new insights and understandings (Leval, 1990). Fan fiction is transformative as it creates multiple situations for the characters and reflects new themes. According to Nolans (2005), fan fiction can be categorized into imitating the tone and style of the original sources, fulfilling the expectations and wishes of the majority of the followers and setting in unique regions or universe. The last two types of fan fiction are possibly to be considered
