Why we should talk about commodifying fan work

Authors

  • Nele Noppe Catholic University of Leuven

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2011.0369

Keywords:

Commodification, Copyright, Economy, Fan community

Abstract

Fan work's potential role in the cultural economy—in other words, its commodification—is an issue that has received little attention from fans and fan scholars. It is time to consider how we can ensure that commodification of fan work ends up benefiting fans first.

Author Biography

Nele Noppe, Catholic University of Leuven

PhD student, Japanese Studies research unit, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Visiting researcher, Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

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Published

2011-11-15

Issue

Vol. 8 (2011)

Section

Symposium

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