Transformative works, such as fan fiction and fanvids are a sticky subject for librarians. Should librarians provide access to and market these resources the way we market other library resources? If fair use can be confirmed, there’s no problem, but what of resources in the gray area? Certainly comsumer demand for transformative works exists—look at [...]
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More on Transformative Works
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Copyright & Intellectual Property, ethics, intellectual freedom, libraries, policies, transformative works on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Licenced to Kill…Culture
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged access, Copyright & Intellectual Property, Google, libraries, preservation on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is society becoming bound and gagged by overzealous licencing? Will our culture be hamstrung by copyright? There’s cause for concern… Thanks to my friend Catherine Wilson for sending me a link to this article by Lawrence Lessig: For the Love of Culture: Google, copyright, and our future
Fans of Democracy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Copyright & Intellectual Property, ethics, libraries, transformative works on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Martens encouraged me to build my public speaking skills by writing and presenting a paper at a conference. After some exploration, I became interested in transformative works, such as fan fiction, and the library profession’s stance in relation to these works. I had no experience and little knowledge of fan fiction, but as I [...]
Pros and Cons of the Orphan Works Bill
Posted in digital collections, tagged archives, art, Copyright & Intellectual Property, digital collections, orphan works on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Cat is working on her Scientific Illustration degree at the University of California Extension in Santa Cruz, and she recently sent me a link about the Orphan Works Act of 2008 (H.R.5889), introduced April 24, 2008. According to the Illustrators’ Partnership of America (IPA), this Act defines the term orphan work to mean: “any [...]
Beginning the Collection
Posted in digital collections, tagged archives, Copyright & Intellectual Property, digital collections, technology on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I spent five and a half hours sifting through photographs with my mother and grandparents, selecting content and collecting metadata for my digital collection. I think I ended up with about 25 photographs taken by my grandfather or a deceased family member. I couldn’t believe how many albums and boxes of photographs my grandparents [...]
Collection Reflections
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Copyright & Intellectual Property, digital collections, genealogy, technology on October 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After further discussion with Doc Martens, I have more confidence in my digital collections project. My plan is to create a collection of photographs and sound recordings of my maternal relatives, along with a family tree going back to my great-great grandparents (if possible), to capture genealogical information and some of the oral history of [...]
