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9 B.U. J. Sci. & Tech. L. 433 (2003)
Fan Fiction, Fandom, and Fanfare: What's All the Fuss?

handle is hein.journals/jstl9 and id is 439 raw text is: NOTE FAN FICTION, FANDOM, AND FANFARE: WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS? Meredith McCardle* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. IN TRO DUCTIO N ........................................................................................... 434 II. W HAT EXACTLY IS FAN FICTION? .............................................................. 435 A. Is all fan fi ction the sam e? ............................................................. 435 1. I've heard there are various types of fan fiction. What are th ey ? ..................................................................................... 4 3 5 2. Should the courts take a categorical approach to fan fi ction? ................................................................................... 4 37 B. Does fan fiction have a traceable history? .................................... 437 C. Okay, but why do people write it or read it? Does it serve any purp ose in society ? ...................................................................... 441 III. OKAY, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A FAN FICTION AUTHOR, IS FAN FICTION LEGAL? .................................................................................. 445 A. Am I infringing on copyright? ....................................................... 445 B. How far does copyright extend? There have to be some limits to it, rig h t? ................................................................................... 4 4 5 C. What rights do copyright holders actually have? .......................... 448 D. Do I have any defenses under copyright law? ............................... 449 1. Can't I make some sort of implied consent argument? .......... 449 2. Isn't what I'm doing a fair use? .............................................. 450 a. The Purpose and Character of the Use: But I don 't make any money off of this and am learning to become a better writer in the process. That has to count for som ething, right? ........................................................... 451 b. The Nature of the Copyrighted Work: Does it make a difference if the original work is a TV show, movie or bo o k ? ........................................ ..................................... 4 5 7 c. The Amount and Substantiality: C 'mon, now - All I'm using are the characters. Isn't that okay? ..................... 458 J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2003; B.S. Journalism, B.A. Theatre, University of Florida, 2000.

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