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DiSoRiEnTeD1 wrote: where does it say that the writers need rights to the stories? some writers have given permission for their characters to be used in say Faction Paradox. these writers have no rights to the project, but it is still an officially licensed appearance of their character.

Which means the story is unlicensed, but the use of the character isn't, ergo, the wiki doesn't cover unlicensed stories.