The document discusses different types of fan labor such as fan fiction, fanart, fan videos and discusses whether this labor could be considered paid labor. It outlines some key aspects of "produsage" or collaborative fan participation including community-based and fluid roles, unfinished artifacts, and more permissive approaches to intellectual property. The document also discusses alternatives to fans giving away their labor for free, such as microdistribution of fanworks, changes to copyright laws, and media companies officially recognizing and incorporating fanworks.

1. Fan Labor as Paid Labor? Abigail De Kosnik Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley The Internet as Playground and Factory November 14, 2009

2. Fan discussion/commentary/speculation (AMC’s Mad Men Talk)

3. Fan knowledge archives (Wikis, etc.) (Lostpedia: The Lost Encyclopedia)

4. Fan costumes/props (Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator)

5. Fan films (Sandy Collora’s Batman: Dead End , 2003)

6. Fan fiction (Fanfiction.net)

7. Fan Fiction (In Fair Verona’s “Storybook Endings,” Gossip Girl universe)

8. Fan art (Gary Mayoralgo’s Star Wars art)

9. Fan vids ( Brokeback Mountain -Inspired Spoof Trailers)

10. Fanmixes (ToCourtDanger’s “History Involved Itself,” Harry Potter universe)

11. The End of the Distinct Media Product