Question

[paraka]

So, I've spent most of the day reading up on what people are saying about the OTW are saying. Mostly from non-fandom people, and it's kind of making me want to shoot things, but I was wondering:

What do you think about the OTW? Would you like an archive? A written fannish history? A wiki (OMG, I can't tell you how much I'd like a wiki for fandom, although I can see it being vandalized a lot)? Do you think it's a good idea to have a legal defense fund? If the OTW were ever to go to court, would you support them?

I'm planning on making a post sometime about how I feel about it, but I'm really curious as to what other people on my flist think about it. I think so far only one person on my flist has really written about it, but I spent a couple months away so could have totally missed something.

Also, I am having a bitch of a time working on a mysql database, any one know enough about setting up eFiction to want to help?

Comments

Re: OTW Part 1

[paraka]

Don't negate your opinions!!
It's more, I'm not necissarily one of those people who sees the problems right away, and often have to have them pointed out to me, and I'm feeling a little behind, since I have about a mazillion windows open right now about the OTW but I just haven't had a chance to read them all.
The things I have had a chance to read though hasn't been able to dampen my enthusiasm though.

and they will at least consider helping me, regardless of whether the fanwork appears on their site or not.
That was the impression I got. I asked about the legal aid at the open chat yesterday, and I think people might be attributing more to it than they meant. I think they still want to be there for people, but they also seem to be really realistic about it too, and aren't planning on taking on copyright laws and their IP rights holders if they can avoid it.

Re: OTW Part 1

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

The things I have had a chance to read though hasn't been able to dampen my enthusiasm though.

Cool!