List of illustrations ix
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xxi
Part I. Videotape and Copyright
Introduction: The Aesthetics of Access 1
Video Clip: Diasporic Asian Video Markets in Orange County 27
1. Be Kind, Rewind: The Histories and Erotics of Home Video 33
Video Clip: Chiller Theatre Toy, Model, and Film Expo 73
2. The Fairest of Them All? Home Video, Copyright, and Fair Use 77
Part II. Case Studies
3. The Revolution Was Recorded: Vanderbilt Television News Archive, Copyright in Conflict, and the Making of TV History 115
Video Clip: Experimental Film on Video: A Frameworks Debate 157
4. Grainy Days and Mondays: Superstar and Bootleg Aesthetics 161
Video Clip: Tape Art 191
5. Joanie and Jackie and Everyone They Know: Video Chainletters as Feminist Community Network 195
Epilogue: YouTube: Where Cultural Memory and Copyright Converge 225
Timeline 245
Notes 251
Bibliography 287
Index 311
