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Paul.rea wrote: Jeff is legally prohibited from reading ANY fan fiction. This rumor is FALSE.

If Jeff had found the idea elsewhere it would have cost next to nothing to buy it from the fan fiction writer - he wouldn't have to steal it.

As a side note - Everybody in Hollywood claims they came up with every idea before erbody else did. It's the nature of the business of imagination. So maybe this is why GRRM also doesn't read any kind of Game of Thrones fan fiction and he also doesn't look at the forum pages!

Paul, I don't think the OP meant that Jeff stole the idea. But I agree he wouldn't have to. If there is any good fan fiction that's worth putting in the show I'm sure the studios would buy it for him.