Posted on 31 May 2008 by r
Main points
1. As media consumers become amateur media producers with an (at least perceived) economic stake in a media production, it has become more important for scholars to examine the legal and public policy implications of these fan productions and the communities that create them.
2. Communications theory that has informed most political economy/legal scholarship is [...]
Filed under: attribution, authenticity, convergence culture, copyright, fair use, fan fiction, fan labor, fandom, fangirl, fans, meta, participatory culture, presentations | No Comments »
Posted on 21 May 2008 by kdccdk
OMG Shawn Gold: are you single?
I’m kidding. Kinda. But I am still extremely jealous of everyone who got to attend the Mediabistro Circus and to hear this little gem from the former MySpace exec:
When it comes to the old model of disseminating media in a one-way stream, “There’s some Uncle Milty shit going down [...]
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Posted on 19 May 2008 by r
Following the appointment of Doraemon as the Japanese official ambassador for anime, Hello Kitty has been appointed the Japanese official ambassador for tourism to China and Hong Kong by the Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba. Her duties include blogging — but likely not policing counterfeit goods.
The idea of fictional characters [...]
Filed under: Japan, cats and dogs living together in harmony, cultural ownership, cute animals, international, marketing, news | No Comments »
Posted on 18 May 2008 by r
As part of a discussion of viral marketing on Cinema Blend, an unwarranted swipe was made towards (generally) female experiences of fandom, while praising (generally) male experiences of fandom:
“passionate fandom,” [is] something that happens when people get together to geek out about what they love, whether it be at conventions or through computer screens. Passionate fandom can be [...]
Filed under: authenticity, fandom, fangirl, fans, fanworks, gender differences in fandom | 1 Comment »
Posted on 17 May 2008 by r
I attended a very interesting lecture “Social Networks and the Good Society” presented at Northwestern University by Cass Sunstein, Siva Vaidhyanathan, and Eszter Hargittai. While I planned on liveblogging, I brought only a notepad. (grr!) Since my notes don’t include many direct quotes, but instead I summarize, all errors in my lecture notes are my own, and [...]
Filed under: economic analysis, empirical, political economy, social networking | 2 Comments »
