21 July 2008
Fan fiction - the creative and legal pitfalls
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The adulatory, and sometimes legally risky, world of fan fiction, where readers who can't get enough of their favourite books, TV series and movies, create new stories and take the characters to new places.
The beginnings of fan fiction are strongly identified with Star Trek in the 1960s when fans started writing their own episodes of the series. It's a case of fans having a creative response to stories with which they identify. Fans have also written back with Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter and even with Of Mice and Men.
What are the literary precedents for fan fiction and, because it is so derivative, are there copyright issues Australian fansters need to know about?
Guests
Simone Murray
Lecturer in Communications and Media Studies at Monash University in Melbourne, who specialises in the adaptation industry of books, films and gaming.
Nic Pullen
Lawyer and partner with the legal firm TressCox, specialising in the legal particularities of the publishing and media industries.
Presenter
Ramona Koval
Producer
Sarah L'Estrange
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