Fandom and the Law : A Guide to Fan Fiction, Art, Film & Cosplay.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Thematic Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Section 1: The Sociology of Fandom -- Chapter 1: A Shallow Dive into Participatory Culture Studies -- A. Henry Jenkins and Fan Culture -- B. A Breakout Moment: How Does Studying the Sociology of Fandom Help Us Understand the Legal Issues Affecting This Culture? -- C. From Textual Poachers to Participatory Culture -- D. Who's Exploiting Whom? Fandom and Media Companies -- Section 2: The Broad Brush: Legal Doctrines Affecting All Fan-Created Works -- Chapter 2: Initial Sources of Copyright Law -- A. The Statute of Anne and Its Migration to the United States -- Chapter 3: The Copyright Act of 1909 -- A. Derivative Works under the 1909 Act -- B. Fair Use under the 1909 Act -- C. Work for Hire under the 1909 Act -- D. Duration (Term) of Copyright under the 1909 Act -- Chapter 4: The Copyright Act of 1976 -- A. Work for Hire under the 1976 Act -- B. Fair Use and the Transformative Doctrine under the 1976 Act -- 1. The Richard Prince Appropriation Cases -- 2. The J.K. Rowling Lexicon Case -- 3. Fox News v. TVEyes: A Contemporary Case Critical of the Transformative Doctrine -- C. Duration under the 1976 Act -- D. Formalities under the 1976 Act -- E. Termination and Recapture under the 1976 Act -- 1. Fisher v. Witmark: Undoing the Second Bite -- 2. Congress Responds: The Termination and Recapture Laws -- 3. How to Use the Termination and Recapture Process -- Chapter 5: The Question for Parody and Satire: Is It Transformative? -- A. Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books USA Inc.: The Cat Not in the Hat Case -- B. Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co.: The Wind Done Gone Case -- C. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix, LLC: Oh the Places You'll Boldly Go!.

D. Conclusions: The Impact of the Transformative Doctrine on Fair-Use Defenses for Fan-Created Works -- Chapter 6: Related Legislation: The PROTECT Act and the CASE Act -- A. United States v. Handley: The PROTECT Act Protects Whom from What? -- 1. The Origins of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund -- B. The CASE Act: Addressing the Problem of Orphan Works and Related Issues -- C. Two Short Notes on Fandom and Trademark Law and Right-of-Publicity Law -- Section 3: The Narrow Brush: Legal Doctrines and Fan Fiction, Art, Film, and Cosplay -- Chapter 7: Fan Fiction -- A. Trouble in the Omegaverse -- Chapter 8: Fan Art -- A. Fan Art and the Right of Publicity -- Chapter 9: Fan Film -- Chapter 10: Cosplay -- A. Cosplay and Copyright -- Section 4: Winding up and Heading Home -- Chapter 11: Fandom, Social Media, and the Law -- Chapter 12: Summing Up and a View of the Future -- Index.

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