The butcher, the baker, the lightsaber maker

Authors

  • Forrest Phillips Independent Scholar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0498

Keywords:

Fan community, Profit, Prop making, Star Wars

Abstract

Lightsaber artisanship is an entrepreneurial fandom that has thus far avoided encountering legal trouble because of their deferential attitude toward the IP holder.

Author Biography

Forrest Phillips, Independent Scholar

Graduate of the Film and Digital Media program at the University of California, Santa Cruz

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Published

2014-06-15

Issue

Vol. 16 (2014)

Section

Symposium

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