Hollywood Online : Fan Fiction, Copyright, and the Internet
The Internet has allowed fan fiction to reach new heights. YouTube and similar technologies have allowed fans to engage in creative and massively shared interaction with copyrighted works of authorship. While all of this online fan activity reinforces the popularity and success of Hollywood franchises and arguably, provides the studios with valuable free advertising, fan fiction also raises a number of important copyright questions.This paper explores the copyright issues involved in the creation of fan fiction. Using two case studies, this paper discusses the applicability of the fair use defense and the implied license defense to the most common types of fan fiction videos available on the Internet – parodies and mash-ups. Finally, this paper discusses the different responses from studios to these different types of fan created works, ranging from complete intolerance to any use of their copyrighted material to welcoming fan created work by providing a platform for fans to contribute their original ideas and content. Ultimately, this paper argues that these people, these fans who appropriate copyrighted content but transform it to pay homage to the franchises to which they are so devoted, should be protected by the fair use doctrine
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2014
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Authors: | Cianfaglione, Natalia |
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[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Urheberrecht | Copyright law | Internet | Social Web | Social web | Filmwirtschaft | Film industry | Electronic Commerce | E-commerce | Welt | World | Immaterialgüterrechte | Intellectual property rights | Digitale Güter | Digital goods | Online-Marketing | Internet marketing |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (32 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 20, 2011 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2094179 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013065912
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