Online File Sharing - 9781138548596

Taylor & Francis

Online File SharingInnovations in Media Consumption\nAuthor(s): Jonas Andersson Schwarz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138548596, 978-1138548596\nSynopsis\nIt is apparent that file sharing on the Internet has become an emerging norm of media consumptionespecially 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 Swedenhome to both The Pirate Bay and Spotifyhe 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.