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OTW Fannews: Global Rights
语言 English The EFF reported on Japanese fans and organizations protesting the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). "In addition to opposing lengthy copyright terms, the anime and fan-art...
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OTW Fannews: Coming Together
语言 English Bustle's Emma Lord focused on the successful protest of a fanfiction 'comedy' act at WonderCon as part of discussing misconceptions about fanfic writers that she's tired of. "WonderCon...
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Tag Wrangling & Graphics Volunteers Needed
语言 English We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous call for Communications Staff: AD&T Liaison, Strategic Planning staff, and Translation volunteers. Today, we're excited to...
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OTW Fannews: About and By
语言 English Arab Times reported on a new comedy, Ana Maria in Novela Land which features a bodyswapping heroine. "Ana Maria [is] an under-achieving twentysomething who spends far too much time focused...
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OTW Fannews: Find Your Passion
语言 English The new issue of Cinema Journal was guest edited by the OTW's Kristina Busse and she, along with co-editor of Transformative Works and Cultures Karen Hellekson, contributed articles. The...
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OTW Fannews: Giving Some Credit
语言 English A post at Polygon disagreed with fans' protests about game mods being sold on Steam. "Over and over, it’s been shown that when great content is rewarded with cash, better content flows...
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OTW Fannews: At All Different Angles
语言 English A webinar presentation on Open Learning in Fan Fiction Communities was held at the Connected Learning site. Presented by several scholars from The University of Washington Information...
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OTW Fannews: Securing a Place
语言 English Rocket News 24 posted about a fan anime film launched after a year of work. "YouTube user azuresakuga is a non-Japanese otaku with a passion for animating. He’s spent the last year working...
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OTW Fannews: Paying Court
语言 English OTW Legal Staffer Rebecca Tushnet was among those interviewed for the new fandom documentary, Fanarchy. Fan Film Folliesreported that it will premiere on July 19th, 2015 on the network Epix....
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OTW Fannews: Asking and Getting
语言 English The Daily Dot discussed Funimation's fanart stance with OTW Legal staffer Rebecca Tushnet. "'[I]t’s notable that there’s no mention of fair use...Fan art can be non-infringing fair use;...
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OTW Fannews: Finding Connections
语言 English USC News put a spotlight on a seminar connecting scifi fandom to the gay rights movement. "Gender Studies 410 will ask students to conduct original research using materials from ONE Archives...
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Events Calendar for October
语言 English Welcome to our Events Calendar roundup! The Events Calendar can be found on the OTW website and is open to submissions by anyone with news of an event. These can be viewed by event-type,...
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OTW Fannews: Celebrating Fanart
语言 English The Daily Dot directed readers to a Mad Max: Fury Roadfanart piece "in which the entire story is retold as an Egyptian hieroglyph." The amazing thing about these is not only does the...
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OTW Fannews: Relating to Canon
语言 English My Eastern Shore Maryland took note of a library event where participants could read their fanfiction. The practice is increasingly common wherever book lovers congregate. San Francisco's...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom Fixing Fails
语言 English Black Girl Nerdshosted a discussion about race bending fanart, and its importance in increasing representation. "To behold an Aurora, with dark skin and a wide nose like mine, is an act of...
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OTW Fannews: What's in a Name?
语言 English The New Statesman weighed in on an important discussion as fanworks become more well known: what actually counts as one? "It comes down, as it often does, to money. Because money, and a lack...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom in Motion
语言 English MoviePilot.com looked at how the rapid appearance of Linkle fan art made a statement about her acceptance within the fandom. "When Linkle was first announced as a new character for the...
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OTW Fannews: Crossing Boundaries
语言 English Hypable reported on how a The 100 fanfic went viral in non-fanfic communities. "It’s absolutely hilarious to see how non-fandom has responded to this fictional argument, and how people have...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom Force
语言 English The release of the new Star Wars film prompted a renewed focus on fan activities in the news media, such as this speculation on the role of the prequels. "By the mid 2000s it was clear:...
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