Category Archives: fanworks

OTW copyright consultation comments

Posted on March 4, 2014 by rtushnet

The Organization for Transformative Works submits comments to the EC in response to its copyright consultation. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Horror retellings of children’s classics

Posted on February 25, 2014 by rtushnet

Transformative works of the day: horrific retellings of children’s classics.  Are You My Mother? (a chilling story of self-delusion and parental feeling gone wrong);  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (“He’s going to ask for a glass of milk/and … Continue reading →

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Australian reform commission recommends fair use

Posted on February 13, 2014 by rtushnet

Report here (pdf).  Discusses the three-step test, moral rights, and the superiority of fair use to revised fair dealing.  Of note: one reason to adopt fair use is that it provides greater protection for “musical compositions, new films, art works … Continue reading →

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Matthew Rimmer on fair use

Posted on February 3, 2014 by rtushnet

Matthew Rimmer takes a closer look at fair use, with reference to Naomi Novik’s testimony at the recent congressional hearing.  One reaction I’ve seen to the hearing, which is something I noticed at the time, is that there weren’t any … Continue reading →

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House fair use hearing

Posted on January 29, 2014 by rtushnet

Hearing on Fair Use, House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Internet/IP Rep. Coble (subcommittee chair): Fair use is important.  North Carolina universities rely on copyright law and on fair use.  Fair use’s strength is its ambiguity/freedom for courts, but also its … Continue reading →

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Fair use hearing testimony available

Posted on January 27, 2014 by rtushnet

House website here.  Written testimony from June Besek (fair use is too big, especially with respect to Google), Peter Jaszi (no, it’s not), David Lowery (music remixes and sampling etc. aren’t fair use; licensing is perfect),  Naomi Novik (transformative works are great and need protection; … Continue reading →

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Organization for Transformative Works gets a Hugo nomination

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rtushnet

For Best Related Work.  Awesome!  (I guess being Hugo-adjacent runs in the family.) http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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OTW participates in Copyright Week

Posted on January 17, 2014 by rtushnet

Here we are talking about fair use! http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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New piece: Henry Jenkins and fair use

Posted on January 9, 2014 by rtushnet

I wrote a short piece for a festschrift on Henry Jenkins’ Textual Poachers.  I think it might have my best title since Rules of Engagement.  “I’m a Lawyer, Not an Ethnographer, Jim”: Textual Poachers and Fair Use. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Genderswapping Bilbo Baggins

Posted on December 18, 2013 by rtushnet

Slate carries an article on reading the Hobbit with Bilbo as a female character.  Derivative work?  (Of course, fandom’s been doing this for a long time.  See Genderswap.) http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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