On fair use and the value of Fandom

[red_lasbelin]

Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire fantasy novels, testified before a Congressional Subcommittee on Tuesday about fair use - specifically the creative communities that make up fandom as we know it. She herself writes fanfic (and other fanworks!) as astolat. I had a chance to read her written testimony and it gave me goosebumps and illustrated how important and impactful fandom can be and how it should be protected. I encourage you to read this: Naomi Novik's testimony

Just - could not have said it better. It choked me up a bit.

Comments

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

That was great. I think she is right that fan fic inevitably can lead to original works. Great post.

[red-lasbelin.livejournal.com]

Yes, I appreciated the way she also expressed that creativity for its own sake is also a good thing, whether or not people move onto to original work. There's value in people who just write fanfic happily and sharing stories with their friends. As long as no money's being made off them, it's a playground that should be left up.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I liked that too. It felt like a defense of fandoms to me.