This has a lot of implications for fanfiction and internet censorship, mainly in the realm of copyright law.

It's a legal case going before the Supreme Court. Guy contacts some relatives of his in Thailand. They legally buy locally made college textbooks, no copyright infringement, purchased from the publisher. All good. They ship them to Guy in the ( Read more... )

One of my flisty-friends sent me this right at the start of my computer fubar, meaning I couldn't actually watch it until this last week. It's an interview with Rebecca Tushnet of the Organization for Transformative Works. The OTW is a group that provides legal research and support for fanworks. It's good. There's nothing new in it from my point of ( Read more... )

It's because they're lazy, but heck, that's the reason why I do lots of things. I'm too whacked this evening to say much more than 'go read this': http://dailyoftheday.com/comcast-is-siding-with-the-little-guys/

I don't have time to follow the links for this, this morning, but here's a repost:

Originally posted by nrrrdy_grrrl at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 1st 2012

*IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ*

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 1, 2012

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Originally posted by nrrrdy_grrrl at House Passes CISPA: Make Sure It Dies In Senate

CISPA would give the government and corporations vast new powers to track and share data about Americans’ Internet use.

But our hundreds of thousands of emails and tens of thousands of phone calls have had a real impact:

Amendments were adopted that made CISPA (marginally) better ( Read more... )

I encourage you to follow the link below and sign up. Nearly everyone these days downloads or accesses content that the entertainment industry classifies as infringing their copyrights. The ISP companies have, under pressure from the entertainment industry, promised to assist in protecting those copyrights by cutting off service to people who ( Read more... )

Below are three really great TED talks on the absurdity of the entertainment industry's claims about their supposed "need" for copyright protection, and their shaming of those who disagree with them. The first is short and highlights the ridiculousness of the numbers they use. The next shows how remixing is a staple of creativity in our culture and ( Read more... )

I'm of the opinion that we ought to pirate more rather than less, and break the entertainment industry. If I never have the opportunity to download anything else illegally, I doubt I'll be all that seriously impacted, but if it decreases fandom, fanworks and the access to TV shows that I like to see fanworks for, then that *will* impact me very ( Read more... )

( My possibly faulty understanding of the danger of SOPA and PIPA to fanworks, and some news! )

brighteyed_jill posted a very good compilation of links and information about SOPA. I encourage you to check it out, educate yourself, and take action! She writes:

Our fannish freedoms are in danger!

Ever watched a fanvid? Downloaded a fanmix? Enjoyed gazing longingly at a sexy manip? Well, I hope you enjoyed it, because we may not have the chance to do so for much ( Read more... )