Digital Culture Industry: A History of Digital Distribution - University of Essex Research Repository

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-08-15

Summary:

Use the link to access more information about the book published by Palgrave.  [From the institutional repository of the University of Essex] "Through detailed intricate histories of illicit Internet piracy networks, Digital Culture Industry goes beyond the Napster creation myth and illuminates the unseen individuals, conflict and code behind the turn to digital media distribution. By utilising the internet as an archive of digital documents, the author presents unique histories of sites such as MP3.com and The Pirate Bay, and illuminates the software, values and people behind networks such as GNUtella and BitTorrent. By examining topics such as hacker ideology, data rights management and the ownership of digital media, this book demonstrates how our relationship to media objects has been transformed by digital distribution. The book also examines the method behind the work and demonstrates how digital documents can be utilised for historical research. It argues for histories that account for detail, the unintended and the impact that code can have on the trajectory of social change."

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http://repository.essex.ac.uk/7356/

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Date tagged:

08/15/2013, 11:10

Date published:

08/15/2013, 07:10