ISBN:
1847870058
,
1849204306
,
9781847870056
,
9781849204309
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 186 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Theory, culture & society
Parallel Title:
Print version Peer to Peer and the Music Industry
DDC:
302.30285
Keywords:
Music trade Corrupt practices
;
Downloading of data
;
Music trade
;
Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks)
Abstract:
'Matthew David has done a rare and valuable thing with this work. He has comprehensively exposed the inherent radicalism of peer-to-peer communication and exposed the absurdities of the various efforts to quash the practice and technologies. This book is certain to outlast the recording industry' - Siva Vaidhyanathan, Professor of Media Studies, University of VirginiaHave the music and movie industries lost the battle to criminalize downloading?This penetrating and informative book provides readers with the perfect systematic critical guide to the file-sharing phenomenon. Combining inter-disci
Description / Table of Contents:
COVER; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Key Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1Introduction; 2 The Global Network Society: Territorialization and Deterritorialization; 3 File-sharing: A Brief History; 4 Markets and Monopolies in Informational Goods: Intellectual Property Rights and Protectionism; 5 Legal Genealogies; 6 Technical Mythologies and Security Risks; 7 Media Management; 9 Alternative Cultural Models of Participation, Communication and Reward?; 10 Conclusions; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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