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 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 24 April 2008 by r
Last week the testimony ended in the Harry Potter Lexicon case regarding whether J.K. Rowling can prevent the print publication of the Lexicon, a non-licensed encyclopedia of the Harry Potter universe. While barely mentioned during the trial, this case is not just about one unwanted book, but concerns the entire Harry Potter fan community.
From most [...]
Filed under: Cultural appropriation, Harry Potter, authenticity, copyright, fair use, fan labor, fandom, fangirl, fans, fanworks, intellectual property, the best fan or customer is mad | 1 Comment »
Posted on 16 April 2008 by r
Works by the U.S. government are in the public domain* — but are they truly available to the public? Some publishers have managed to lock up public domain materials or have not made them accessible as publicly promised.
Government-created public domain materials have been locked away from the public through contract (Westlaw directly with the government) [...]
Filed under: authenticity, copyright, government documents, intellectual property, licensing/ownership dichotomy, public domain, we own it we can do what we want | 4 Comments »
