Online 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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Comedia.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203744420 (e-book) 020374442X (e-book) |