[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkitLUbeEg] Do artists have control over the use of their songs? Should they? Most people would agree that an artist’s work being used to support…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoCebPA1WfQ] In a recent posts on the University of Chicago Faculty blog & Concurring Opinions, and in articles in the New York Times and the…
Check out Rebecca Tushnet, User-Generated Discontent: Transformation in Practice, 31 COLUM. J.L. & ARTS 110 (2008). [translation: it’s in the Columbia Journal of Law and…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU] This video of Kermit the Frog singing plaintively (about his love for Miss Piggy?) has been making the rounds for at a while and…
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…
There is no better example of the political economy of the present copyright system than a recent detailed analysis of the very-likely public domain status…
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…
I was pretty excited to learn of the Fan History wiki. It’s a fantastic idea, since cultural studies scholars have made it their business to…
The ownership issues involving Superman have always been contentious but not factually disputed — two teenagers created Superman and then sold their rights for a…
Summary of review of OurSpace by Christine Harold: Highly suggested for purchase by libraries, scholars, and readers interested in the history, significance, and theory of…