Posted in Amateur Online Video, Copyright, Fan Culture, Media Structure on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Notes on Henry Jenkins‘ essay, ‘Quentin Tarantino’s Star Wars?: Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture.”
Key words and Concepts:
fan appropriation
amateur video democratizes the means of cultural production
grassroots archiving, annotation, appropriation, and recirculation of media content
‘the current trend [...]
Posted in Copyright on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Harper conservative government’s actions could criminalize everyday behaviour. The following is about possible changes to Canadian copyright under the Harper government:
‘Copyright Cock-up.’ Ivor Tossell (Globe and Mail, 20 June 2008).
Want to rip a DVD so you can show your film-class students a series of clips? Nope. Want to post a Battlestar Galactica tribute video [...]
