Logo

Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age

Large book cover: Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age

Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age
by

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN/ASIN: 9089643850
ISBN-13: 9789089643858
Number of pages: 244

Description:
An in-depth exploration of digital culture and its dissemination, Sharing offers a counterpoint to the dominant view that file sharing is piracy. Instead, Philippe Aigrain looks at the benefits of file sharing, which allows unknown writers and artists to be appreciated more easily.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(1.7MB, PDF)

Similar books

Book cover: Culture and Empire: Digital RevolutionCulture and Empire: Digital Revolution
by - GitBook
The whole planet is getting connected and building vast new communities. This online world thinks faster, and thinks differently. What is going on, and where will this lead us? Pieter Hintjens -- programmer and activist -- tells all in this story.
(4928 views)
Book cover: How Open Is the Future?How Open Is the Future?
by - ASP-VUB Press
The book provides an open platform for a wide range of lawyers, journalists, artists, and activists to discuss the future of open-source and free software, the evolution, prospects, and issues of sharing knowledge and ideas through technology.
(14992 views)
Book cover: Planet BroadbandPlanet Broadband
by - Cisco Press
The book examines the promise behind the broadband: high-speed access to interactive media and communications. The authors explain why broadband is more than just a better connection to the Internet, and how it improves on every aspect of life.
(12188 views)
Book cover: The Web as HistoryThe Web as History
by - UCL Press
This volume argues that now is the time to question what we have learnt from the Web so far. The authors explore this topic from a number of interdisciplinary angles, as well as an introduction that provides an overview of this new area of research.
(4432 views)