The OTW both supports transformative works with hosting resources and software customised for their needs, and by furthering legal arguments that fan-fiction and other transformative works do not infringe copyright under US law. The OTW assists fans with both related legal issues and with media attention.
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| - The OTW both supports transformative works with hosting resources and software customised for their needs, and by furthering legal arguments that fan-fiction and other transformative works do not infringe copyright under US law. The OTW assists fans with both related legal issues and with media attention.
- The Organization For Transformative Works (OTW) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the transformative and legitimate nature of fan labor activities, including fan fiction, fan vids, anime music videos, and real person fiction. It is the only organization advocating for the legality of fan works, and its primary focus is protecting fan fiction, fan videos, and other transformative works from legal snafus and commercial exploitation. The Organization for Transformative Works offers the following services to fans in fandoms:
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| - "run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures"
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| - The OTW both supports transformative works with hosting resources and software customised for their needs, and by furthering legal arguments that fan-fiction and other transformative works do not infringe copyright under US law. The OTW assists fans with both related legal issues and with media attention.
- The Organization For Transformative Works (OTW) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the transformative and legitimate nature of fan labor activities, including fan fiction, fan vids, anime music videos, and real person fiction. It is the only organization advocating for the legality of fan works, and its primary focus is protecting fan fiction, fan videos, and other transformative works from legal snafus and commercial exploitation. The Organization for Transformative Works offers the following services to fans in fandoms:
* An open-source, non-commercial, non-profit archive for fan fiction and other transformative fanac ("Archive of Our Own"), built by fans (many without previous coding experience)
* A wiki for preserving fandom oral history (Fanlore)
* Legal assistance to the fandom community, addressing the legal issues with fan fiction and other fan works
* Preservation of fannish historical artifacts, such as zines and Geocities websites ("Open Doors")
* A peer-reviewed academic journal for scholarship on fanworks and practices ("Transformative Works and Cultures")
* A series of short documentaries on vidding, in combination with participatory culture academic Henry Jenkins and the New Media Literacies project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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