A reader on international media piracy :: pirate essays /

Piracy. It is among the most prevalent and vexing issues of the digital age. In just the last decade, it has altered the music industry beyond recognition, changed the way people watch television, and dented the business models of the film and software industries. From MP3 files to recipes from Fren...

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Weitere Verfasser: Baumgärtel, Tilman, 1966- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Schriftenreihe:MediaMatters.
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Zusammenfassung:Piracy. It is among the most prevalent and vexing issues of the digital age. In just the last decade, it has altered the music industry beyond recognition, changed the way people watch television, and dented the business models of the film and software industries. From MP3 files to recipes from French celebrity chefs to the jokes of American standup comedians, piracy is ubiquitous. And now piracy can even be an arbiter of taste, such as in the decision by Netflix Netherlands to license heavily pirated shows. In this unflinching analysis of piracy on the internet and in the markets of the Global South, Tilman Baumgärtel brings together a collection of essays examining the economic, political, and cultural consequences of piracy. The contributors explore a wide array of topics, which include materiality and piracy in Rio de Janeiro; informal media distribution and the film experience in Hanoi, Vietnam; the infrastructure of piracy in Nigeria; the political economy of copy protection; and much more. Offering a theoretical background for future studies of piracy, A Reader in International Media Piracy is an important collection on the burning issue of the internet age.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (252 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048527274
9048527279