FanLib reason for creation of OTW?
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Scholars have joined with pop-culture fans to form the Organization for Transformative Works, which will fight for the legal right to produce creative works that mash-up characters from a range of media.
Mr. Jenkins cited a situation this past summer in which a company called FanLib upset its customers by building a Web site to share fan fiction and then claiming control of the homemade content. He and other pop-culture fans pushed back, as he wrote on his blog.
"The Fan Lib flap was simply one of a series of conflicts this year which raised awareness within the fan community of the need to take action to protect the integrity of their own traditions and to maintain control over their own cultural practices," said Mr. Jenkins today. "Fans are pooling their knowledge and skills to push their community to the next level."
Complete article: Scholars and Pop-Culture Fans Create Nonprofit Group to Fight for Creative Rights
Why did the male reporter only get quotes from a guy who isn't part of the predominantly female OTW?
Scholars have joined with pop-culture fans to form the Organization for Transformative Works, which will fight for the legal right to produce creative works that mash-up characters from a range of media.
Mr. Jenkins cited a situation this past summer in which a company called FanLib upset its customers by building a Web site to share fan fiction and then claiming control of the homemade content. He and other pop-culture fans pushed back, as he wrote on his blog.
"The Fan Lib flap was simply one of a series of conflicts this year which raised awareness within the fan community of the need to take action to protect the integrity of their own traditions and to maintain control over their own cultural practices," said Mr. Jenkins today. "Fans are pooling their knowledge and skills to push their community to the next level."
Complete article: Scholars and Pop-Culture Fans Create Nonprofit Group to Fight for Creative Rights
Why did the male reporter only get quotes from a guy who isn't part of the predominantly female OTW?