Online File Sharing
Innovations in Media Consumption
Nonfiction, Computers, Internet, Security, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Jonas Andersson Schwarz | ISBN: | 9781135010560 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonas Andersson Schwarz |
| ISBN: | 9781135010560 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
