Eastercon LX programme
Mar. 26th, 2009 03:18 pmI guess it's that time..
"Fan creations, fair use, and creative commons" Sat 14:00 "A discussion of the legalities of fan created and transformative works, with real lawyers" Peter Harrow (moderator) James Peart Lilian Edwards Simon Bradshaw Fan Funds Rock Sat 18:00 The panelists discuss the purpose and advantages of fan funds and explain why they are still relevant to fandom today. Christina Lake (moderator) Chris O'Shea Lilian Edwards Tom Womack Steve Green Adapting comics for the big screen Sat 21:00 "What makes a good adaptation of a comic book - faithfulness to the text, or willingness to change it for the screen? Can you film the unfilmable? What makes The Dark Knight so good, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen so bad?"John Coxon (moderator)Lilian EdwardsPersephone HazardAndrew Hogg Martin McGrath Saxon Bullock I'm still a little disappointed there seems to be no programming on fans and social networking sites (or at least none I'm on and I did suggest one).