Online File Sharing Innovations in Media Consumption |
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Author:
| Andersson Schwarz, Jonas |
Series title: | Comedia Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-85430-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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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 Schwartznbsp;critically engages with the justificatory discourses of the actual file-sharers, taking Sweden as a geographic focus. By...
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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 Schwartznbsp;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.