How Horny X-Files Lovers Created a New Type of Online Fandom. Are fan fiction and fan art legal? A problem still remains in the whole question of fair use of copyrighted material by fans in this era of electronic media.
The Harry Potter Lexicon website was considered to be fair use (and was used extensively by Warner Bros., Electronic Arts, Scholastic, and even Rowling herself during the creation of the books, films, and games) while it includes plenty of direct quotes from Rowling's material. Rowling even blessed the website with a "Fan Site Award" in 2004, so she and other entities were obviously aware of the site's content. That website is "fixed in a tangible medium of expression" and as such is copyrighted automatically. There is no difference between publication in a print medium and publication in an online medium: "publishing is publishing" in that it satisfies the requirements for copyright. Many, many fan websites use copyrighted material extensively, and most have not asked for permission to use that material.
10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Intellectual Property Law. Examples and Explanations saved my ass in law school, but if you're going to recommend things to the average Joe that doesn't want to read even that much, may I recommend the Nutshell series?
Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: In Praise of Fanfic. From Locus Magazine, May 2007 I wrote my first story when I was six.
Finally, Science Explains Why No One Can Lift Thor's Hammer. These are exciting days for physics, with several recent experimental observations providing important information on some of the most important mysteries of nature.
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has found the Higgs boson, the last missing particle in the Standard Model, advancing our understanding of the origin of the mass of fundamental particles. The discovery by astrophysicists that the expansion of the universe is accelerating implies that 75% of the universe is composed of “dark energy.” And a recent trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron suggests an explanation for the long-standing open question: can the Hulk lift Thor’s hammer?
The scene in question aired Oct. 28 during an episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. Watson and Holmes #1 - Comics by comiXology. Comics > New Paradigm Studios Watson and Holmes Watson and Holmes #1.
Mama's House. From fan fiction to tattoo sleeves: The weirdest David Foster Wallace-inspired art. If You Don't Understand Why People Love Erotic Fanfic, Watch This Now. This Fan-Made Doctor Who Opening Is So Awesome Stephen Moffat Stole It. Cesperanza: SGA rec. [Video] Leviathan: The Future Of Storytelling. Copperbadge: So, a while back, I was in a discussion with some friends over the "consentacles" tag on AO3, a fine tag, one which encompasses not only tentacle kink but the incorporation of consent into the tentacle kink.
OTW Produces Fan Fiction Studies Reader. The OTW is proud to announce the release of The Fan Fiction Studies Reader.
The brainchild of Transformative Works and Cultures editors Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse, the reader is a reprint collection of many key works in the field of fan studies. The Reader is intended for classroom use, but it will also be of interest to people in the field of fan studies. All royalties for The Fan Fiction Studies Reader will go to the OTW. The OTW supported the project by paying fees for the essays' reprint rights. (In the case of many such anthologies, these payments are provided by the academic institutions that employ the editors.) The essays, which are organized into four thematic sections, address fan-created works as literary artifacts; the relationship between fandom, identity, and feminism; fandom and affect; and the role of creativity and performance in fan activities.
The Fan Fiction Studies Reader is part of the University of Iowa's newly launched fan studies line. Fan-Made Game of Thrones trailer is better than all the HBO trailers. Cesperanza: I'm kind of moved, y'all. Why We Decided to Stop Publishing "Fan Fiction Friday" Greetings, folks!
I was trying to stay out of this, because I don't want to make this a bigger deal than it is. The short version is that FFF didn't work for io9, but I do. VIVIDCON. The slash slumber party! Model View Culture. Entries feed for zzanthalinn. I have been trying to post for days and days, but what trips me up every time is trying to put my feelings about Captain America: The Winter Soldier into words.
Why the latest episode of 'Sherlock' was a gift meant for fans. Remember last week, when we said that Sherlock’s strength was its ability abandon the crime TV formula and consistently turn out a series of feature-length thrillers?
Well, forget that whole “crime TV” bit. And maybe the “thriller” thing as well. Lobelia321: Sherlock 03.02 The Sign of Three. What even? I don't even know what to think about this episode. Sherlock is spiralling ever more into the realm of the bizarre and odd. One Weird Old Trick to Undermine the Patriarchy. My five-year-old insists that Bilbo Baggins is a girl. The first time she made this claim, I protested. Part of the fun of reading to your kids, after all, is in sharing the stories you loved as a child. And in the story I knew, Bilbo was a boy. A boy hobbit. One Weird Old Trick to Undermine the Patriarchy. Has Creepypasta Reinvented Classic Folklore? Cesperanza: The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Meme. Dec. 22: IMWalde: Fictional character you'd most like to be BFFs with, and favorite fictional character who you wouldn't want to be BFFs with, and why. Oh, this is hard. Okay. Copperbadge: In continuing "end of year reflection lists" I thought I would post all the fic I've done this year, as well as single out a few for special attention.
BECAUSE I AM CRAZY, as the evidence below clearly proves. The stats: 25 Stories (more if you break down Hydrocodone Midnight Theatre or consider Works No Longer In Progress a story)325,000 Words Which means an average of 13K words per fic, though really the average was frequently more like 20-30K, with a bunch of shorter ones near the end of the year balancing it out. Favourite story: Sheafrotherdon: questions for the new year! December 20 What draws you into participating in a fandom vs just being a dedicated viewer? Generally I need two things - something to fix, and a community of like-minded people. There are lots of shows that I love and yet don't feel any urge to write fanfic for - Elementary and House of Cards are two good examples. Both are written so beautifully, with actual character arcs, and plots that last for multiple episodes, and a respect for previous canon, that I can enjoy them without feeling the need to fix something about them - to fill a plot hole, or work out an explanation for a character's development in one direction or another, or to make all the canon fit.
Crowdfund original novels by fanfiction writers and a Frank Cho artbook. Crowdfund original novels by fanfiction writers and a Frank Cho artbook. What fanfic is and isn't. Cesperanza: Pimping Critical Commons. Www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/organization_for_transformative_works_comments.pdf. PTO/NTIA comments: remix.
When Play, Inspiration, and Writing Collide You Get NaNoWriMo. My first novel, Recess Rules, went to press last week. Entries feed for zzanthalinn. FanimeCon. FanimeCon (also known as simply Fanime) is an annual anime convention run by the Anime Resource Group (ARG). It is the largest anime convention in Northern California [2] and the 5th largest North American anime convention as of 2013.[3] Originally conceived by Aaron Pilgrim, Jay Onda and Dennis Jann as a gathering of local anime clubs in Northern California, the first one was held at California State University, Hayward.
FanimeCon. To Sleep, Perchance to Smother Your Flatmate with a Pillow - Linpatootie - Sherlock. Cesperanza. Archive of Our Own among TIME's '50 Best Websites 2013' 50 Best Websites 2013. Miss_porcupine: Brave new world? SEATTLE—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—May 22, 2013—Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so.
Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. Amazon introduces ‘Kindle Worlds’ for … selling fanfiction? Thanks to Amazon, writing fanfiction about popular television show characters just became more than a passionate hobby that earns you ridicule from friends and co-workers. Today the online retail and digital media store announced a new publishing platform called Kindle Worlds that allows anyone to write their own, original stories based on licensed content from a number of TV shows currently airing on the CW and ABC Family — the two channels best known for angsty hour-long dramas adapted from young adult book series.
Amazon Debuts ‘Kindle Worlds,’ Where Your Gossip Girl Fan Fiction Can Earn You Cash. Amazon launches Kindle Worlds publishing platform for fan fiction, will pay royalties to writers and rights holders. Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction. Amazon's "Kindle Worlds" lets fan fiction writers sell their stories - CNNMoney - May. 23, 2013. Fan Fiction Is Finally Legitimized With Kindle Worlds. Fan fiction is in a different universe to Kindle Worlds. Amazon to Turn Fan Fiction into a Money Maker with Kindle Worlds. 'Kindle Worlds' Lets Authors Publish Fan Fiction — At Dubious Cost.