01788cam a2200301 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003402000180007502000180009304000370011108200160014810000300016424500880019426400350028230000250031733600210034233700250036333800230038850400510041152007630046265000470122565000540127265000180132665000450134465000510138965000460144017740487BD-DhUL20200106142054.0130516s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng  a9780415854306 z9780203744420 aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLCdBD-DhUL00a384.33bSCO1 aSchwarz, Jonas Andersson.10aOnline file sharing :binnovations in media consumption /cJonas Andersson Schwarz. 1aNew York :bRoutledge,cc2014. axi, 236 p. ;c24 cm. atext2rdacontent aunmediated2rdamedia avolume2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references and index. a"It is apparent that file sharing on the Internet has become an emerging norm of media consumption especially among young people. This book provides a critical perspective on this phenomenon, exploring issues related to file sharing, downloading, peer-to-peer networks, "piracy," and (not least) policy issues regarding these practices. Andersson Schwartz critically engages with the justificatory discourses of the actual file-sharers, taking Sweden as a geographic focus. By focusing on the example of Sweden home to both The Pirate Bay and Spotify he provides a unique insight into a mentality that drives both innovation and deviance and accommodates sharing in both its unadulterated and its compliant, business-friendly forms"--cProvided by publisher. 0aPeer-to-peer architecturexSocial aspects. 0aComputer file sharingxTechnological innovations. 0aSocial media. 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.2bisacsh 7aCOMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General.2bisacsh 7aCOMPUTERS / Internet / Security.2bisacsh