{"349021":{"#nid":"349021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ph.D. Candidate\u2019s Barbie Book Remix Ties to Fair Use Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EIn November, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/geek\/sexist-barbie-book-stem-remix-engineer-gaming\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewidely viewed\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/11\/22\/365968465\/after-backlash-computer-engineer-barbie-gets-new-set-of-skills\u0022\u003Ewell-received\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cfiesler.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/barbieremixed.pdf\u0022\u003Edigital\u0026nbsp;remix\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the children\u2019s book \u201cBarbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer\u201d was the product of not only Casey Fiesler\u2019s dislike of the original plot, but a practical application of her research into copyright in online communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFiesler, a Ph.D. Candidate in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech, took the narrative - which had little to do with contemporary issues in computing and has since been pulled from bookshelves - and rewrote it, with contributions from HCC student Miranda Parker. The Barbie remix directly applies to her research in \u0022fair use,\u0022 a part of U.S. copyright law that allows for the use of copyrighted material without permission from the owners in certain instances. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0022One of the core reasons that fair use exists is for criticism,\u0022 says Fiesler. \u0022A noncommercial, transformative work that uses copyrighted material in order to critique the original content,\u0026nbsp;particularly in parody,\u0026nbsp;is a textbook example of fair use.\u0026nbsp;\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAccording to her recent research, \u201cthe law around reuse and remix is particularly confusing, and this kind of creativity is really common: everything from remix videos on YouTube to image memes shared on Facebook.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EConducting a large-scale qualitative analysis of public forum posts, Fiesler,\u0026nbsp;Jessica Feuston, and advisor Amy S. Bruckman\u0026nbsp;found most conversations related to copyright expressed some kind of \u0022problem.\u0022 The eight websites reviewed for the study, from\u0026nbsp;earlier this year,\u0026nbsp;included top communities for writing, video, music and art. The YouTube data set, which had more than 1 in 10 posts (13%) related to copyright, shows the highest level of discussion on the topic. The overall findings show a range of concerns from users, including avoiding trouble, dealing with accusations of copyright infringement and parsing incompletete or conflicting information.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFiesler\u2019s group saw evidence of a general chilling effect, with some content creators simply not publishing online because of the perceived hassle or changing the website where they chose to publish. The study also provides recommendations for online community designers and maintainers, including monitoring user concerns on copyright and rewriting policies on copyright in \u201cplain English.\u201d The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cfiesler.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/fiesler_cscw2015.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eresearch study\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;being presented in March at CSCW 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0022Unfortunately, fair use can be confusing and scary, especially with so much misinformation floating around,\u0022 says Fiesler.\u0026nbsp;\u0022My advice would be to learn as much as you can, because the more aware of your legal rights you are, the more confident you\u0027ll be.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAfter publishing her Barbie Remix, Fiesler posted on her blog details about\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/caseyfiesler.com\/2014\/11\/24\/fair-use-barbie\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emisconceptions of fair use\u003C\/a\u003E. She says that anyone facing trouble for a creative work that they think is fair use should use public resources for help, including organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation or the Organization for Transformative Works.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA digital remix\u0026nbsp;of the children\u2019s book \u201cBarbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer\u201d was the product of not only Casey Fiesler\u2019s dislike of the original plot, but a practical application of the Ph.D. candidate\u0027s research into copyright in online communities.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A digital remix of the children\u2019s book \u201cBarbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer\u201d was the product of not only Casey Fiesler\u2019s dislike of the original plot, but a practical application of the Ph.D. candidate\u0027s research into copyright in online communities"}],"uid":"27592","created_gmt":"2014-11-25 13:43:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:34","author":"Joshua Preston","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"349031":{"id":"349031","type":"image","title":"Barbie Remix","body":null,"created":"1449245696","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:56","changed":"1475895073","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:13","alt":"Barbie Remix","file":{"fid":"201008","name":"barbieremix1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/barbieremix1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/barbieremix1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":262686,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/barbieremix1_0.jpg?itok=iQSzneUx"}}},"media_ids":["349031"],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jpreston@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Preston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGVU Center, College of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E678.231.0787\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jpreston@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}