Critics of the limitations of the present copyright system often make suggestions like — Use Creative Commons licenses! Use public domain materials! Fair use is…
I’ve only recently had the income to even consider art collection as an option for me, but as a music fan, rock poster art has…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEpj9w1yz64] On this blog, we write often about the value of fan-created works, about how fans use their creativity, using works created and owned by…
[blip.tv ?posts_id=2091622&dest=-1] The Center for Social Media just released the above video, Remix Culture: Fair Use Is Your Friend, to help illustrate the Code of…
Ignoring cultural context has led to some incredibly bizarre cease-and-desist notices recently. Yet intellectual property and culture are tied together. New works are not created…
After a truly great time presenting about fan culture two years ago at MIT5: Creativity, Ownership, and Collaboration in the Digital Age, we presented at…
After many months, Judge Patterson issued an opinion (PDF) in the Harry Potter Lexicon case, ruling that the Lexicon, could not be published and ordered…
The Center for Social Media has posted their Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video (16 page PDF Report). This Report is…
By Keidra Chaney and Raizel Liebler Recently there has been considerable corporate media content owners’ backlash against “user generated content” on the Internet – content…
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…