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Right to Relief
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| Title: | Right to Relief |
| Creator: | Judith Gran |
| Date(s): | 1985-1986 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS, Kirk/Spock |
| Topic: | copyright, fanfiction |
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Right to Relief is a series of five articles by Judith Gran.
Each essay discusses fanfiction and copyright issues.
They were printed in the letterzine Not Tonight, Spock! #7, #8, #9, #10, and #12.
Issue 7
- addresses the issue of whether fan art portraying Kirk and Spock violates any rights of the actors who play the parts
Issue 8
- the fandom-related implications of a 1984 Supreme Court decision that found videotaping of televisions programs to be “fair use” and not infringement of copyrighted material
Issue 9
- addresses illegitimacy as a legal concept and how this is relevant to Kirk’s son David
Issue 10
- takes on David Gerrold's open letter in "Not Tonight, Spock!" #9 and refutes the legal claims within it, see Open Letter to K/S Fandom by David Gerrold
Issue 12
- responds to the question: "Several years ago, a copy of a K/S zine was sent to Paramount’s Legal Department, yet the corporation chose not to prosecute. Has Paramount thereby lost the right to enforce its Star Trek copyrights against K/S fan fiction?"