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‘Kindle Worlds’ Lets Authors Publish Fan Fiction — At Dubious Cost
Yesterday, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds — a way for fanfic writers to publish. But does the fine print make it more trouble than its worth?
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People Are Totally Binge-Watching Arrested Development, and Pirating It Too
Netflix doesn't release viewership numbers, but according to outside metrics a fair amount of people are binge-watching Arrested Development. And pirating it too, naturally.
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Photo Galleries | The Pirate Cinema Transforms Film Torrents Into Illicit...
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View ArticleThe Tricky Business of Copyrighting Magic, Performances, and Tricks of the Trade
If a rival magician steals my trick, he’ll argue that he can’t perform the uncopyrightable trick without the copyrightable choreography, and that he’s therefore not liable for infringement. And his...
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gives Its Hacktivists the Same Name as Actual Activist...
A real-world organization shares the name of the Anonymous-like group in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- and it's not too happy about the coincidence.
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Please Stop Talking About Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBoeuf isn't a hero. He's not "brilliantly parody[ing]" anything. He's an entitled celebrity who has spent the last few years declaring himself a genius while stealing the work of other artists.
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New Aaron Swartz Documentary Continues His Crusade for Digital Freedom
Internet activist Aaron Swartz died last year, but the documentary about his life may help bring awareness to the causes he championed.
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Publishers Are Warming to Fan Fiction, But Can It Go Mainstream?
Literary publishing's uneasy relationship with fan fiction has been complicated by the realization that fandom is a huge potential market—one already stocked with both prolific authors and enthusiastic...
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