Posted on 2 July 2008 by r
On Gamine Expedition, Sara Grimes writes about the Harry Potter lawsuit differently than I’ve seen before (or the economic production /fan labor issues that I’ve written about) by focusing on how traditional intellectual property analysis ignores the impact of copyright on children:
What troubles me about the Harry Potter lawsuit is that … the object under [...]
Filed under: Harry Potter, children, convergence culture, fans | 1 Comment »
Posted on 6 May 2008 by r
As you describe in your post, Who Gets to Write Fandom History?, understanding how fandoms are created and evolve is complicated. I think that is even more reason to praise fandom cultural anthropologists, like Henry Jenkins, Camille Bacon-Smith, and danah boyd, who help to create fandom snapshots of limited moments in time
Figuring out what counts [...]
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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 »
