Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection

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.

Author: Aaron Schwabach
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/05/2011
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780754679035

About the Author
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).