Video game appropriation through modifications: Attitudes concerning intellectual property among modders and fans

Convergence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-74

  Postigo, Hector ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual property; Modders; Modding; Moral economy; Video game fans

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949117651     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856507084419     Document Type: Article

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