title: Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection
author:  Aaron Schwabach 
description: Aaron Schwabach is Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he teaches subjects including internet law. His previous books include Intellectual Property: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2007) and Internet and the Law: Technology, Society, and Compromises (ABC-CLIO, 2005).
zlib_text: > **CELERITY**
  
  > SCOTT FALCON
  
  > > > **ALSO BY SCOTT FALCON**
  
  [ _THRESHOLD_](http://scottfalcon.com/threshold/)
  
  [ _AMERICAN MUTT_](http://scottfalcon.com/americanmutt/)
  
  CELERITY, a Novel
  
  Copyright © 2020 Scott Falcon
  
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