transformativeworks: OTW Legal is representing fans’ right to remix before the NTIA/PTO in Washington DC on Dec 12 @ UTC1700. The panel will be live streamed: http://bit.ly/18mcj0Q
[QUOTE] From Rebecca Tushnet, Economies of Desire: Fair Use and Marketplace Assumptions
Creativity, including remix creativity, is part of a good life. It should be valued for itself, not tolerated. Creativity should be a favorite of the law even if we do not need to worry about incentives or disincentives (chilling effects).
[LINK] Embedded Videos at TWC: Such Fun!
The new issue of Transformative Works and Cultures almost here, and I can’t wait to check out the content on transformative works and fan activism. It’s such an important topic, and one that’s bound to generate some energy from readers
[META] Know What It Is, or, Remix to the Rescue?
“But with it–” began Will. Iorek didn’t let him finish, but went on, “With it you can do strange things. What you don’t know is what the knife does on its own. Your intentions may be good. The knife has
[META] Madge, in Thy Orisons…
I’ve been known to have dreams about fictional characters, but it’s not every day that I find myself viewing the most mainstream social event of the United States calendar and thinking, “Wait, I’ve seen this vid!” I’m talking, of course,
[META] Affective Aesthetics
I love fan works. I love the way they exhibit a love for the source text, the way they engage with it actively and often times critically, and the way they create a community of readerly writers and writerly readers