Casey Fiesler
Casey is currently a third year law student with interests in user-generated content, copyright, and free speech issues on the Internet. She also has a graduate degree in Human-Computer Interaction, where she focused her research on fan interactions online. And of course she's a bit of a fangirl herself, especially over Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Star Trek.
Articles by this Author
Harry Potter and the Doctrine of Fair Use
- By Casey Fiesler
- Published 09/22/2008
- Fandom and the Law , Fandom , Harry Potter
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A court recently stopped the publication of the print version of the Harry Potter Lexicon, finding that it was not a fair use of J.K. Rowling's copyrighted work. Here is a summary of the legal issues at work in the decision and suggestions about what it all means for fans ...