| Look, he gets a name for it |
[Aug. 20th, 2008|04:51 pm] |
Thought I'd pass this along – media scholar Henry Jenkins is working on a teacher's guide for media studies that involves fanfic use. "I want to know what fans think of this material and so I am posting it here in hopes of soliciting your comments. There are so many teachers and librarians in fandom that I suspect you have a special stake in making sure we get this material right and a special insight into how we might bridge between these two worlds."
Speaking of bridging worlds, I have some very half-finished thoughts that I'd been meaning to write about since June. While on our trip to NY we went to the folk art museum and saw an exhibit that instantly made me think of fanfic, especially since the exhibit itself was about works influenced by other works. ( Read more... ) |
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| Catching up and misc |
[Aug. 20th, 2008|12:48 pm] |
1) I hate being sick. I really, really hate being at that level of sick where I say, "Oh, I could work" (do laundry, wash dishes, go shopping for school supplies), until I start to do something for three minutes and realize that I'm exhausted and aching. As long as I don't move (and I drink a lot of hot liquids), I feel fine. Sort of. Ignore the sniffles and headache. Did I mention I hate being sick?
2) Formerly-Diebold has announced that the problems with the Ohio vote counts were caused by their antivirus software. As usual, xkcd explains it best.
3) As my child gets ready to enter her third year at The School With The Principal Who Hates Us, I'm considering signing up for one of those lawyers-on-retainer plans that works like a medical plan. I expect to need letters from a lawyer sometime this year.
4) Two of my three Cliés have died. :-< I suppose it's time to acquire a real PDA, one that can do internet and whatnot. By the time I scrounge up real motivation in this area, a first-gen iPhone may be what I'm looking for. Or maybe skip that and go looking for an ebook reader with e-Ink, even if they're considerably larger than I want to deal with. (Clié fits in pocket. Sony ebookreader does not.)
5) (because there's always a 5) Acquired Jeff & Maya Bonhoff's new album, Möbius Street. And I've been too sick to listen to it. Waaaah! |
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[Aug. 20th, 2008|04:16 pm] |
NAME; ashley.
AGE; twenty two.
LOCATION; canada (east coast).
ENJOYS; music. movies. celebrities. baking. thunderstorms. rp. writing. dance. books. fashion. photography. concerts. road trips. travel. shopping. paranormal. vampires. boys. romance. laughing. being silly. sleepovers. marathons. chocolate.
MUSIC; backstreet boys. josh groban. hedley. rascal flatts. elton john. natasha bedingfield. simple plan. julianne hough. tyler hilton. theory of a deadman. pussycat dolls. girlicious. justin timberlake. fergie. kelly clarkson. any and all country. maroon 5. bon jovi. westlife. old school pop. alicia keys. gwen stefani. three days grace. blue rodeo. journey. bryan adams.
TELEVISION; supernatural!!!! one tree hill. friends. buffy the vampire slayer!!!! the oc. private practice. grey's anatomy. gilmore girls. house. nip/tuck (when i can catch it). dancing with the stars.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW; my entries range from one liners to huge rants. i sometimes post meme's and other funny things. i comment when i can, which is 95% of the time. i rp. i obsess over everything. i'm a goofball. i also suffer from depression i'm getting better. sometimes i make sense, most times i don't. i hardly ever capitalize.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR; people who comment and don't take life to seriously. friendly friends. please, lets have something in common.
comment here or my fo to be added :] |
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| Need Beta Readers |
[Aug. 18th, 2008|09:35 pm] |
I don't want beta readers for me. (That would involve me finishing stories, which apparently is against my religion. Someone needs to tell Eris that I had no intention of founding the First Church of the Endless WIP, and the dozen-odd started fragments on my hard drive would be much shinier as completed stories than as story-glitter.) I want beta readers to inflict themselves mercilessly on people who do post completed stories, or intend-to-complete stories, and point out to them how much BETTER those stories would be with a bit of help.
I followed some rec lists around, and found a story that was claimed to be really, really good. (Not linking to it. I'm too annoyed.) It's ~100k words, in 30 parts on LJ, a House/Chase romance. I enjoyed the first couple of sections, even though they were utterly lacking in smut. The fact that she rated it PG-13 for "suggestive thoughts" should've been a warning.
Then I saw the first "it's." ( Cut for endless SPAG issues )
Can anyone recommend some GOOD, long (25k+ words) House fic? Any pairing. Hell, no pairing. Good characterization & good SPAG is all I ask at this point. Smut would be a wonderful bonus.
ETA: occurs to me that I could list what I do recommend( behind a cut tag ) |
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[Aug. 18th, 2008|04:46 pm] |
NAME: cass.
AGE: fourteen.
INTERESTS; musical theatre. art. music. technology. making icons. cartoons. slash/femslash. fanfiction. david cook and michael johns. hair. fashion. blogging. the arts.
HOBBIES; singing. performing. drawing. blogging. texting. writing. friends.
LOOKING FOR; people who read my ij and comment on a regular basis. it help if you're nice[:
ANYTHING ELSE; comment on my FO post here, bbs. |
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| Vid Recs Galore! |
[Aug. 17th, 2008|10:30 pm] |
I guess it's that time of year where we're showered with vids! Makes it easier to accept the end of summer.
( This way to the recs ) |
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[Aug. 17th, 2008|03:29 pm] |
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hi! i'm meg, i'm 18 and i live in new mexico. im starting college on the 25th as an art major.
i love: my boyfriend frank & my few best friends(who im currently two hours away from) music, movies, fashion, makeup, photography, everything japanese, anime, motocross/four wheeling, and dance.
i like meeting new friends & ill add anyone, just comment here or on my FO post.
and a warning: im online A LOT, but i dont update my journal really often(which im hoping to change). i do read my friends entires/comment as much as possible. |
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| iPod halp! |
[Aug. 17th, 2008|08:25 pm] |
I have an 80gb iPod classic and every time I plug it into my Macbook to sync it, the iPod itself crashes. I've checked the apple website and tried googling it but to no avail - the only things I can find are about iTunes crashing. Instead of it saying 'connected', it freezes on the last track I was playing and won't respond until you reset it by holding the centre and menu buttons. After I reset it, I can plug it in and it works fine - it just seems to be the first time that it happens which makes it more of an annoyance than anything else.
I got it for Christmas last year and it has been fine until now, I've only noticed this happening in the past week or so... was just wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to fix it? It's still under warranty, so is it worth taking it to the apple store for them to look at it? |
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| Fanworks-relevant copyright case: Kelly v. Arriba Soft |
[Aug. 16th, 2008|08:53 am] |
I've been thinking about the case of Kelly v Arriba Soft. Short synposis: Arriba Soft Corporation, later ditto.com, had an image search engine with thumbnails. Leslie Kelly insisted that their use of his images constituted copyright infringement--these are entire images, resized to thumbnails, offered without permission, for commercial purposes. The courts disagreed; they ruled that thumbnail images are fair use. (There was also an issue of inline linking, "click the thumbnail to see the full image." That part was less resolved--but less relevant to fandom; we don't have a "click on fanfic to open the original book or movie" option.)
PDF of final ruling available at eff.org: 20030707_9th_revised_ruling.pdf; opinion filed February 6, 2002; withdrawn July 7, 2003; re-filed July 7, 2003.
The ruling mentions: "Although Arriba made exact replications of Kelly’s images, the thumbnails were much smaller, lower-resolution images that served an entirely different function than Kelly’s original images." I think of fanfic as working with the textual equivalent of "thumnails" of the original: short snippets that let you identify characters, places, timelines--but with a different purpose from the original. And while, unlike search engines, it's hard to claim that fanfic has a great public benefit, it is easy to claim that it's a creative art--and unlike search engines, it's noncommercial. This may balance out the original first-factor aspect of the ruling.
( Checked against the four factors, with quotes from Wikipedia: )
I am not a lawyer. I am not a law student or paralegal. This is not legal advice. Rather, this is a way to think about the "copying" involved in fanfic and other fanworks: the use of elements created by someone else, edited and arranged for different purposes and a different audience. A work which aguably enhances the market value of the original (and I only say "arguably" because I don't know of any hard statistics, although we seem to all be aware that more fans=more money for original and more fanstuff=more fans).
This, much more than the Acuff-Rose case, may be the legal ruling most relevant to fanworks creators.
(crossposted at my journal & ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) metametameta.) |
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[Aug. 16th, 2008|01:56 pm] |
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I haven't done this in a while, so here goes.
I'm Steph, 17 years of age and Australian. I Write, craft, draw, roleplay and enjoy a good ramble about absolutely nothing every now and then. I live in a smallish town that occasionally pretends to be a small city. I read too much, quote too often and have too many fandoms, I sing in the shower and have been known to act like I'm in a musical on occasion.
I'm also interested in cultures, religions and the like and am, myself a Pagan which sometimes comes up. I have very limited tolerance of horrible typing/short hand/Internet slang and a few too many cats. I also prefer people who comment. I myself try to comment regularly.
For more info you can check out my previous post's here and here. My FO post is here. |
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[Aug. 15th, 2008|01:42 pm] |
i'm only doing this because i desperately need friends.
NAME: ashley.
AGE: eighteen - incoming freshman in college.
INTERESTS; writing mainly, reading (twilight as of now with all the hype), listening to alternative rock, taking pictures, james dean, penguins and cats as far as animals go, headbands, the french language, other cool stuff.
HOBBIES; i pretty much write a lot and i roleplay like the majority (when it comes to being on ij) but i spend most of my spare my time with my boyfriend and friends.
LOOKING FOR; people who have a bit in common with me and people who are willing to comment/update to get to know who they add.
ALSO KNOWN AS; i was ~reflect at greatestjournal. |
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| Snapely Holidays Banner Waving |
[Aug. 15th, 2008|02:15 pm] |
Okay, so assignments have gone out for some fests already (I know!), and signups are currently open for such things as the Harry/Draco Exchange and the Snape/Lupin Exchange, with signups for Smutty Claus (the big HP het exchange, now back on LJ) starting soon.
However, as one of the Snape cheerleader squad, I'd like to make an extra nudge in the direction of Snapely Holidays over on IJ - and new this year for all your Snape-ficcing needs (slash, het, and gen). Don't know why Snape/Black isn't getting enough love these days? Think Snape/McGonagall is the kind of cross-gen that really makes sense? Meant to sign up for Snarry Holidays, but missed the deadline? Already signing up for the SS/HG Exchange or Snupin Santa, but can't get enough of your favorite pairing? Still waiting for that serious, plotty Snape/Flitwick story? (oh, wait...that's me *g*)
Signups for snapelyholidays will be starting August 22. Join the community (here) to be a participant or a watcher. Snape needs you! |
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| http://flickr.com/photos/takingflight -- this is what i look like! |
[Aug. 15th, 2008|12:49 am] |
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hi my name is amy dikum. i'm 18 (19 in october) i have a weiner dog named daisy. i love to write and read. i'm a big fan of stephenie meyer's series right now...i love to laugh, i love to eatttt omg i could eat forever. i'm going to slippery rock college in pa in a week to become an english teacher. i have been to 20+ concerts (warped tour 6 times \m/) and i plan to keep it going. i like writing. idk, add me up though i love to read and comment :] |
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[Aug. 14th, 2008|07:56 pm] |
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Hello there! I'm Danielle. My friends call me Elle for short. I'm 21 years old from Michigan. I live in a town called Marquette. It's pretty boring but it means well. I love all music. I love simple plan, chromeo, paramore, n.e.r.d, ashlee simpson and hedley, and so much more. I like to just hangout with friends, walking, talking online. Anyways, i'm looking for some people to talk to. I love to comment :) Add me if you wanna be friends! |
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[Aug. 14th, 2008|03:56 pm] |
NAME: Samantha, but you can call me Sam
AGE: 17, i'll be 18 in october :)
INTERESTS; family guy, the office, it's always sunny in philadelphia, going to shows, adventures, spending all my money at taco bell, tattoos, art, music, pretty much anything that will amuse me
HOBBIES; hanging out with friends, drawing, reading
LOOKING FOR; anyone, i'm not too picky. as long as we have a few things in common :)
ANYTHING ELSE; i'm really nice and i always comment haha :D |
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| Meme. Annoyingly accurate meme. |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|09:59 am] |
You Are Andale Mono
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You are a geek, pure and simple. You spend a lot of time online.
In fact, you probably love the internet more than anyone you know.
You are picky about design, mostly for readability's sake.
You are the type most likely to be irritated by a bad font.
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I adore Andale Mono. Sigh. |
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| Run, do not walk. If you can't run, stagger. |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|12:53 am] |
Go visit Making Light, where they're slashing the Ball of Kerrimuir.
Lyrics border on notworksafe. But there's a whole lot of gaelic accent spelled phonetically, so it's probably not a problem. Also, is text only. |
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| Journal clients |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|12:25 am] |
I switched from Windows to Mac one year ago and the only real regret I have is having to give up Semagic for my journals. Having the LJ Login add on for Firefox helps (allowing me to switch identities for RPG and such), but I still miss my client.
Does anyone here use a client to post? If so, which one?
I've tried XJournal and didn't like it. I've tried Deepest Sender (for Firefox) and didn't like that either. Has anyone used Ecto? If so, what is your opinion?
I would love for the makers of Semagic to make a version for Mac, but, barring that, I'm looking for a client as similar as I can get.
Thanks in advance. |
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