| Online File Sharing: Innovations in Media Consumption Contributor(s): Andersson Schwarz, Jonas (Author) |
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ISBN: 041585430X ISBN-13: 9780415854306 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Computers | Social Aspects - Computers | Security - Online Safety & Privacy |
| Dewey: 384.33 |
| LCCN: 2013013177 |
| Series: Comedia |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is apparent that file sharing on the Internet has become an emerging norm of media consumption-especially among young people. This book provides a critical perspective on this phenomenon, exploring issues related to file sharing, downloading, peer-to-peer networks, "piracy," and (not least) policy issues regarding these practices. Andersson Schwartz critically engages with the justificatory discourses of the actual file-sharers, taking Sweden as a geographic focus. By focusing on the example of Sweden-home to both The Pirate Bay and Spotify-he provides a unique insight into a mentality that drives both innovation and deviance and accommodates sharing in both its unadulterated and its compliant, business-friendly forms. |