Pepperdine Law Review Volume 28 Issue 4 Article 4 6-15-2001 Internet-Based Fans: Why the Entertainment Industries Cannot Depend on Traditional Copyright Protections Thomas C. Inkel Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr Part of the Commercial Law Commons, Communications Law Commons, Computer Law Commons, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, Intellectual Property Law Commons, and the Internet Law Commons Recommended Citation Thomas C. Inkel Internet-Based Fans: Why the Entertainment Industries Cannot Depend on Traditional Copyright Protections , 28 Pepp. L. Rev. Iss. 4 (2001) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol28/iss4/4 This Comment is brought to you for free and open access by the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law Review by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Internet-Based Fans: Why the Entertainment Industries Cannot Depend on Traditional Copyright Protections I. INTRODUCTION Jesse installs the free one-month Internet trial on his computer in about ten minutes. When he signs on, he goes to one of the dozens of free e-mail ser- vices and gets a new e-mail address. This process, which takes another five minutes, involves filling out a number of forms asking for such information as Jesse's age. Jesse puts down fictional data for all the questions. The last page of the application is a huge block of fine print, which he scrolls past-without reading-to click on the "Accept" button.