Author: Renee  E.  Moody

Major: English

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Margery Irvine

Description of Publication: A look at intellectual property rights in the Internet Age. Fan-Funded Film examines the omnipresent issue of piracy and the financial strategy of crowdfunding. Both have existed in film for decades, but have increased dramatically in recent years. Through the use of several theories and real life examples, I explore the problem of piracy's popularity and how audience participation through crowdfunding could be the answer.

Location of Publication:

• fogler
• reynolds

URL to Thesis: http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1252&context=honors&preview_mode=1&z=1488396955