A Pilot Study of Fan Fiction Writer’s Legal Information Behavior
The following article was recently published by the The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship.
Title
A Pilot Study of Fan Fiction Writer’s Legal Information Behavior
Author
Rebecca Katz
McGill University
Source
The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship
Vol 3 No 1 (2018)
Published Online: March 5, 2019
DOI: 10.17161/jcel.v3i1.7697
Abstract
Fan fiction, a genre using pre-existing and often copyrighted media as a springboard for new stories, raises several legal challenges. While fans may benefit from copyright limitations, their actual knowledge of and ability to exercise their legal rights is unclear, due to limited empirical work with fan writers on this subject. This is especially true of Canadian fans, who are underrepresented in the literature. This paper reports on a pilot study of Canadian and US fan writers’ legal knowledge, information behavior, and overall perceptions of law. It addresses background, methods, preliminary results, and future directions.
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Filed under: Journal Articles, News, Reports
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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