Screen LibraryOnline file sharing : innovations in media consumption /
"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 (...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 236 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index. |
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9780415854306 (hardback) : 041585430X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | TK5105 |
| CLC: | G206.3-39 |
| Call Number: | G206.3-39/S411 |