Sharing: culture and the economy in the Internet age

Sharing : culture and the economy in the Internet age Aigrain, Suzanne, Aigrain, Philippe
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 writers and artists to be appreciated more easily. Concentrating not only on the cultural enrichment caused by widely shared digital media, Sharing also discusses new financing models that would allow works to be shared freely by individuals without aim at profit. Aigrain carefully balances the needs to support and reward creative activity with a suitable respect for the cultural common good and proposes a new interpretation of the digital landscape. Categories:
Computers – Computer Business & Culture
Year:
2012
Publisher:
Amsterdam University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
242 / 243
ISBN 10:
9048515343
ISBN 13:
9789048515349
File:
50 MB