OTW is the Organization For Transformative Works. They're a non-profit organization that advocates for transformative and legitimate nature of fan made pieces. They're main focus is to create some legitimacy with works of fiction based on other works. An example of this is the sharing and preserving of fanfiction. Their motto is "run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan culture."
OTW is a source for independent media but the main reason is their website known as AO3, Archive Of Our Own. It's open-source, non-commerical, non-profit archive for fan fiction and other works like pod fiction (audio fiction). The whole website is built and run almost entirely by volunteers, many that never had previous coding experience. This is what makes AO3 an independent media source because there is no support from large corporations and is run entirely by people who volunteer and enjoy this style of fandom. Despite never being promoted by other higher powers, the site has been rated TIME magazine's one of their top 50 Best Websites of 2013. It was created in November 14, 2009 and has steadily grown in popularity since, beating Fanfiction.net, which is currently on the receiving end of bashing from fans complaining about all the side advertisements.
Without any backers and all done by hand, AO3 and OTW are what should be considered independent media. The audience ranges from all ages, works of fiction having a rating that goes from G for General to E for Explicit. It's the perfect site for all your fandom needs and it free to use with no shady agreements.
OTW is a source for independent media but the main reason is their website known as AO3, Archive Of Our Own. It's open-source, non-commerical, non-profit archive for fan fiction and other works like pod fiction (audio fiction). The whole website is built and run almost entirely by volunteers, many that never had previous coding experience. This is what makes AO3 an independent media source because there is no support from large corporations and is run entirely by people who volunteer and enjoy this style of fandom. Despite never being promoted by other higher powers, the site has been rated TIME magazine's one of their top 50 Best Websites of 2013. It was created in November 14, 2009 and has steadily grown in popularity since, beating Fanfiction.net, which is currently on the receiving end of bashing from fans complaining about all the side advertisements.
Without any backers and all done by hand, AO3 and OTW are what should be considered independent media. The audience ranges from all ages, works of fiction having a rating that goes from G for General to E for Explicit. It's the perfect site for all your fandom needs and it free to use with no shady agreements.
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