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The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization established by fans to serve the interests of fans by providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan culture in its myriad forms.
The OTW engages in legal advocacy to represent fans' interests in legal and government discussions about copyright's effects. We also produce ongoing projects for public use. Please see our Affiliated pages for more information.
Archive of Our Own (http://archiveofourown.org)
Fanhackers (http://fanhackers.transformativeworks.org/)
Fanlore (http://fanlore.org/)
Open Doors (http://opendoors.transformativeworks.org/)
Transformative Works and Cultures (http://journal.transformativeworks.org/)
You can contact the OTW through communications [at] transformativeworks.org for media requests, donation information, or for information about volunteering.
The OTW is an all-volunteer organization, and as of 2021 we have 1000+ of them across the globe. We have been an entirely virtual workplace since our inception in 2007.
We recruit in various areas such as coding, systems administration, technical support, human resources, legal, finance, fundraising, webmasters, translation, documentation, graphic artists, platform design, strategic planning, editors and proofreaders, academic reviewers, wiki management, and communications. In addition, we have unique positions such as tag wranglers, who classify content at our most used project, the Archive of Our Own.
The OTW engages in legal advocacy to represent fans' interests in legal and government discussions about copyright's effects. We also produce ongoing projects for public use. Please see our Affiliated pages for more information.
Archive of Our Own (http://archiveofourown.org)
Fanhackers (http://fanhackers.transformativeworks.org/)
Fanlore (http://fanlore.org/)
Open Doors (http://opendoors.transformativeworks.org/)
Transformative Works and Cultures (http://journal.transformativeworks.org/)
You can contact the OTW through communications [at] transformativeworks.org for media requests, donation information, or for information about volunteering.
The OTW is an all-volunteer organization, and as of 2021 we have 1000+ of them across the globe. We have been an entirely virtual workplace since our inception in 2007.
We recruit in various areas such as coding, systems administration, technical support, human resources, legal, finance, fundraising, webmasters, translation, documentation, graphic artists, platform design, strategic planning, editors and proofreaders, academic reviewers, wiki management, and communications. In addition, we have unique positions such as tag wranglers, who classify content at our most used project, the Archive of Our Own.
Overview
Location
United States
Employees
1001-5000
Founded date
2007
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Feb 11, 2015 | Fifty Shades Of Fair Use | Fifty Shades of Grey, which is being released this Friday just in time for Valentine’s Day, is sure to be one of the top grossing films of the year. Depending on your point of view, fair use is to blame?or thank?for the existence of the Fif... |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Why We Filed An Amicus Brief In Garcia v. Google: Blaming 3rd Parties Has Serious Impact On Free Speech | Monday was the deadline for amici briefs over whether or not the 9th Circuit should rehear, en banc, the Garcia v. Google debacle, in which Alex Kozinski made a bunch of highly questionable decisions in ruling that actress Cindy Lee Garcia ... |
| Jan 10, 2013 | Lionsgate Censors Remix Video That The Copyright Office Itself Used As An Example Of Fair Use | It has been three and a half years since I first uploaded my remix video “Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed” to YouTube. The work is an example of fair use transformative storytelling which serves as a visual critique of gender roles and re... |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Understanding The Legal Ramifications of Fan Fiction | Fan fiction is one of those areas that treads that fine line between what some people find to be fair use and others find to be infringing. These derivatives of the original work often take form in ways that the original creators did not in... |
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FAQ about Transformative Works
When was Transformative Works founded?
Transformative Works was founded in 2007.
What has the press written about Transformative Works?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Transformative Works, among them “Fifty Shades Of Fair Use” (Feb 11, 2015) and “Why We Filed An Amicus Brief In Garcia v. Google: Blaming 3rd Parties Has Serious Impact On Free Speech” (Apr 15, 2014).
Is Transformative Works still active?
Yes, Transformative Works is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 12, 2020.