A Reader on International Media Piracy : Pirate Essays Hardback
Edited by Tilman Baumgartel
Part of the MediaMatters series
Hardback
Description
Piracy is among the most prevalent and vexing issues of the digital age.
In just the past decade, it has altered the music industry beyond recognition, changed the way people watch television, and made a dent in the buisness of the film and software industries.
From MP3 files to recipes from French celebrity chefs to the jokes of American stand-up comedians, piracy is ubiquitous. And now piracy can even be an arbiter of taste, as seen 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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:254 pages, 7 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:05/10/2015
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- ISBN:9789089648686
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:254 pages, 7 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:05/10/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9789089648686
