fanworks

Organization for Transformative Works membership drive

Rebecca Tushnet
October 10, 2011 19:33

As a former board member, current legal committee chair, and overall proud supporter of the OTW, I urge you to contribute. The Copyright Office just began the process for the next round of DMCA exemptions; the ones we fought for so hard will disappear unless we once again stand up for...

New piece on vidding, with Francesca Coppa

Rebecca Tushnet
September 27, 2011 00:41

How to Suppress Women's Remix, Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies (2011) 26(2 77). Link goes to abstract at present, though I'm happy to send reprints to anyone who wants.

IPSC session 5

Rebecca Tushnet
August 12, 2011 15:20

Trademark-Copyright Theory Jacqueline D. Lipton, Case Western Reserve University School of Law & John Tehranian, Southwestern Law School, Derivative Works 2.0 Copyright v. right of publicity in treatment of derivative works: addressed very differently. Right of publicity protects...

WSJ on video remix

Rebecca Tushnet
August 03, 2011 00:24

Here (video worked for me in IE, not Firefox). He treats remixes, mashups, and supercuts as interchangeable terms, which is a reminder that distinctions are fractal! My favorite of the genres covered is literal music videos. Corynne McSherry makes the transformative fair use case, and I show up...

Farhad Manjoo as unrepentant but less frequent Bittorrenter

Rebecca Tushnet
July 26, 2011 22:38

Here. What I found particularly notable (other than his admission that he just downloaded the latest True Blood) was his emphasis on convenience--at least if you've got the money (a big if), the question is simply whether it's easier to download an unauthorized copy or download/stream an...