Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age
In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow's "Information Doesn't Want to Be Free" takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book...
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In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow's "Information Doesn't Want to Be Free" takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781322552132 (1322552134)
Publisher: McSweeney's Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Science,
Technology,
Computers,
Internet,
Business,
Economics,
Culture,
Philosophy,
Library Science
A quick and easy read that will get you thinking long and hard. What do we want our interconnected society to be? Should we let entertainment companies write our laws governing how computers and connections work? Is privacy a right for people or just for corporations? Short segments give good explan...