 | Online File Sharing: Innovations in Media Consumption Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Law; Social Sciences; European Studies; Entertainment Sports & Media Law; European (EC) Law; Intellectual Property Law; Cultural Studies; Media & Film Studies; Sociology & Social Policy; Cyberculture; Sociology of Media; Media & Communications; Journalism & Professional Media; 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 Schwartznbsp;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. Jonas Andersson Schwarz is a Lecturer in the Department of Culture and Communication at Södertörn University, Sweden. |
