Fan Fiction Character Appropriation

Vampire stories have universal themes that provide the backbone for every dark tale. The unholy essence that any vampire story provides sets the stage for the message that the Church is the way of life and will save you from creatures of evil. From in class readings, we can see all the major religious themes of the classic vampire story. The common religious theme is the abscess of light is the absence of holiness and is the path to eternal damnation. Darkness is the prime universal fear of humanity mostly because we, as a species, are not nocturnal creatures; therefore, we have developed a fear of the predator filled darkness of night. Using figurative descriptions of darkness as the enemy, the Church preaches the way of the light. The

However, even though fictional works are protected, there have been several instances when the Courts held that the first amendment didn’t protect certain kinds of fictional works in order to protect the public’s interest and individuals rights. The courts can restrict fictional works if they include; defamation, objectionable religious views, sexually explicit material, offensive language, unsuitable material for children, nudity, racism, and sexual education, among others. (Douglas & Joseph, 2011). Over the years, the courts have placed limitations on free speech in an attempt to provide an equitable balance between preserving authors freedom of speech and protecting individuals

Anyone accused of copyright infringement is protected under the claim of Fair use as long as they stayed within the fair use guidelines; the borrowed work must be used for the following reasons: Education, Critique, Parody or commentary. Professor Faden has been wrongly accused of Copyright infringement over his “Fair(y) Use Tale” video by Disney, accusing him of stealing their Intellectual Property for his own personal gain. This paper will prove Professor Faden’s innocence and why his video should be allowed to stay online.

This is also another reason it should not be considered infringing the copyright law of Disney Studios.

The defendant, Professor Faden, has been accused of copyright infringement because of the use of clips from Disney movies in the video of his production, “A Fair(y) Use Tale”, a creative work that has nothing to do with the original work’s purpose, a collage that clearly doesn’t have any intent on commenting the Disney’s product. In this paper I will prove and explain why the work is fair use and that there isn’t any nod of copyright infringement.

In the Walt Disney Studios v. Faden case, I will be defending Faden. Faden’s movie is fair use, he doesn’t break any copyright laws, and the four factors help prove this. The purpose and character of his use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and sustainability of the portion taken and the effect of the use upon the potential market all will help Faden in this case. The purpose was to help educate others on copyright and how it works, purely for entertainment. The character of his use wasn’t to effect Disney in a harmful way.

Christopher Marlowe’s Hero and Leander continues the tradition of objectifying women and the cultural obsession with virginity as a symbol of moral purity. Since I have always been interested in the stories of greek mythology, Hero and Leander was an interesting read for me. Christopher Marlowe’s poem is yet another example of a woman questioning the power of men. Hero rejects Leander, as long with many other, and instantly becomes a figure of objectification. This objectification is her power essentially, but comes with the risk of her losing her identity. She falls in love with Leander and ignores her vow of chastity. Although Christopher Marlowe’s Hero and Leander can be viewed as a completed work of art, I prefer George Chapman’s continuation.

What is now considered as cultural appropriation is when people see or hear about someone else’s culture or way of life and use it to benefit themselves, mainly for monetary gain or popularity, without a care as to it’s true meaning or purpose. During the minstrelsy era, cultural appropriation came into play when it was used to get a few laughs by making fun of their differences. This led to minstrelsy being heavily misappropriated as a way for white supremacists to prove that they should remain dominant over blacks. Fortunately, nowadays minstrelsy and blackface are looked down upon and is not being used in popular entertainment today. The use of another’s culture for personal gain does still happen, not always in a negative manner as minstrelsy,

These ways of using works are acceptable and are considered fair use. How my client used the works from various Disney movies are in the educational branch. He

I concur with your opinion for fiction had no influence in shaping my sense of identity even though I love to read fiction ever since I was a child. Nowadays, it is more difficult to sit down and read a good book for my daily schedule is extremely hectic. As an avid reader, fiction has been more of an escape from reality and there has been times where I can relate to the situation the protagonist is confronting but does not change or shaped my identity.

Everyone is a fan of something, whether it is a band, a sports team, a television show, or a certain brand of shoe. There is something for everyone. Fan studies is the study of fans and their cultures, looking at how fans interact with each other, how they express themselves and “‘secondary texts’ produced by fans, such as fan fiction, art-work inspired by a particular cultural object or performer, and other forms of cultural production” (Gasher Skinner Lorimer, 137).

Today’s younger generations tend to think of Charles Xavier and Jean Grey when the phrase mind over matter is involved. Charles and Jean are two very power mutants with extraordinary mind powers allowing them to read minds and levitate objects. While some instances of mind over matter might be like that others tend to be much simpler than that.

There will always be entertainment and in the 1960’s comic books ruled the entertainment industry, and even now they dominate as comic book movies. The worlds created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Frank Millar have become pop culture and people across the world have gazed upon this form of art and literature combined. The protectors of the universe, as powerful as they can be, are missing one key component, the universe. The issue that comic books have not been as diverse as the world they protect is, has been raised many times and the controversy has been mostly addressed. The ways in which they have been addressed has caused even more controversy. The argument has many to believe that anyone can relate to these characters through personal

Many characters in movies, television shows, and novels have been portrayed or have been hinted to have a psychological disorder. Some examples are Ariel from The Little Mermaid, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is a hoarder, and Mike from the animated series Total Drama, who has dissociative identity disorder. This phenomenon has become more prevalent in popular media. These characters appear in all types of genres: psychological thrillers, comedies, mysteries, musicals, and more. The Big Bang Theory is a television sitcom that features a character that has many symptoms of a psychological disorder called Asperger’s syndrome, and this character is Sheldon Cooper.

According to urban dictionary Fan Theory is defined as “Set of assumptions which are intended to explain an unfinished event or series of events in a book, movie or saga.” Fan theories are a way the fan of a particular book, movie or even an animated series, connects the untied stories and creates a new piece of art which is a theory as the original author has not created and the story is left on the speculation and the liking of the reader or audience. These may have started as friends telling their own speculation of a certain movie cliff-hanger to a group of friends which later found its way into the media. With the coming of sites such as Wattpad- where people can make their own stories, many took to already existing