Category Archives: fanworks

PTO/NTIA: remix

Posted on December 12, 2013 by rtushnet

Legal Framework for Remixes Moderator: Michael Shapiro, Senior Counsel for Copyright, USPTO Panelists: David Carson, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Popular image of industry that forcefully asserts rights and goes to court at drop of hat is not the … Continue reading →

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PTO/NTIA Green Paper public meeting agenda

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rtushnet

To be held December 12.  Agenda available here in pdf.  I will be speaking on the panel on the legal framework for remixes, in particular from the perspective of creators of noncommercial transformative works. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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transformative work of the day

Posted on November 25, 2013 by rtushnet

I Ship It, by notliterally—a hilarious parody of Icona Pop’s song that is also a love letter to fandom. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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I’m at io9

Posted on November 19, 2013 by rtushnet

I did Ask a Law Professor Your Questions about Fan Fiction and Mash-ups at io9 yesterday. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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PTO/NTIA comments: remix

Posted on November 18, 2013 by rtushnet

Comments submitted to NTIA/PTO: I’m not going to cover all of them or the non-remix parts like the discussions of digital first sale.  For remix, along with the Organization for Transformative Works’ comment there are these:   ASCAP: Current doctrine is … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy covers fanworks

Posted on November 18, 2013 by rtushnet

Foreign Policy asks: Why is the Chinese Internet obsessed with writing gay Sherlock Holmes fanfiction?I answer: because the Chinese are people?  People who sometimes go to jail for loving slash.  (Though a commenter claims that the problem was that the … Continue reading →

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Organization for Transformative Works submits comments on remix to PTO/NTIA

Posted on November 14, 2013 by rtushnet

Or, what I did while not on summer vacation.  An extended discussion of why transformative, noncommercial works and cultures are valuable and deserve legal protection in the copyright regime. Conclusion:  “However the copyright reform project proceeds, it is vital that … Continue reading →

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Transformative work of the year

Posted on October 30, 2013 by rtushnet

I know, we still have a couple of months, but I find it hard to imagine this being topped: the Golden Girls, reimagined as Cold War superspies/soldiers. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Samsung made a vid (sort of) as an ad

Posted on October 8, 2013 by rtushnet

The wrist-phone has been long promised, as this Samsung ad indicates.  Vidding is the act or process of creating a fan-oriented video or “fanvid” using live-action TV or movie footage set to music (or other audio).  The Samsung ad even … Continue reading →

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Organization for Transformative Works: fundraising drive

Posted on October 2, 2013 by rtushnet

The Organization for Transformative Works is having a fundraising drive!  Donations support our work protecting and preserving fannish cultures, including our work on the DMCA remix exemptions, our open access journal, one of Time’s top ten websites of the year, … Continue reading →

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