Akamatsu Ken (from what I have heard) draws hentai doujin of his own work - Love Hina. It's not considered canon.
I would work on the idea that if the author specifically stated it was fanfiction (let's face it, they wouldn't have to advertise the fact that they were the author) then it would not count as canon.
And yes, I meant more in the publisher suing the author, on behalf of the author... :lol: or an animation studio suing someone who is writing fanfiction, when they were one of the people working on the storyline, or something...
I would work on the idea that if the author specifically stated it was fanfiction (let's face it, they wouldn't have to advertise the fact that they were the author) then it would not count as canon.
And yes, I meant more in the publisher suing the author, on behalf of the author... :lol: or an animation studio suing someone who is writing fanfiction, when they were one of the people working on the storyline, or something...