Aaron Schwabach

Fan Fiction and Copyright

Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines three categories of disputes between authors and their fans: the fans' use of copyrighted characters, online publication of fiction resembling copyright work, and in the case of J.K. Rowling and a fansite webmaster, a dispute over the compiling of a reference work detailing an author's fictional universe. Discussing fan works from a number of countries including the United States, Brazil, China, India and Russia, Fan Fiction and Copyright advances the understanding of fan fiction as transformative use and points the way toward a "safe harbour" for fan fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780754679035
• ISBN-10: 0754679039
• Artikelnr.: 45154509

Autorenporträt

Aaron Schwabach is Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he teaches subjects including internet law. His previous books include Intellectual Property: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2007) and Internet and the Law: Technology, Society, and Compromises (ABC-CLIO, 2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Who Owns Fandom?
Chapter 1 The World of Fan Fiction
Chapter 2 The First Question: Are the Underlying Works or Characters Protected?
Chapter 3 The Second Question: If the Underlying Works or Characters are Protected, does the Fan Work Infringe upon that Protection?
Chapter 4 Three Interests of the Author in Conflict with Fanfic
Chapter 5 Fanfic: The New Voyages