This 'zine exists, in large part, because a community of people, like the Merry Men, have decided to gather together and share stories about characters who were created by someone else. Those who might legally care have not protested, and so, we go on for the sake of the community.
Virtual communities are, after all, a large part of the Internet.
But there's a darker side to the 'Net as well. Simply put, the Internet itself is a hotbed of thievery. Take what clippings you want from the root, leave some for people behind you, and grow your own Sherwood Forest. The thing is, it does matter. It matters that a lazy, sometimes even malicious mind has, rather than invent something new, taken something old and called it original.