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100 1 _aSchwarz, Jonas Andersson.
245 1 0 _aOnline file sharing :
_binnovations in media consumption /
_cJonas Andersson Schwarz.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_cc2014.
300 _axi, 236 p. ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _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.
650 0 _aPeer-to-peer architecture
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aComputer file sharing
_xTechnological innovations.
650 0 _aSocial media.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aCOMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aCOMPUTERS / Internet / Security.
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