Sharing : culture and the economy in the Internet age / Philippe Aigrain ; with the contribution of Suzanne Aigrain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aigrain, Philippe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer file sharing--Social aspects.

Computer file sharing.

Computer file sharing--Economic aspects.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Social aspects.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property--Social aspects.

Intellectual property.

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Information society.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.

Summary:

In the past fifteen years, file sharing of digital cultural works between individuals has been at the center of a number of debates on the future of culture itself. To some, sharing constitutes piracy, to be fought against and eradicated. Others see it as unavoidable, and table proposals to compensate for its harmful effects. Meanwhile, little progress has been made towards addressing the real challenges facing culture in a digital world.

Sharing starts from a radically different viewpoint, namely that the non-market sharing of digital works is both legitimate and useful. It supports this premise with empirical research, demonstrating that non-market sharing leads to more diversity in the attention given to various works. Taking stock of what we have learnt about the cultural economy in recent years, Sharing sets out the conditions necessary for valuable cultural functions to remain sustainable in this context. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 15

Setting the scene

2 The Internet and creativity debate 21

3 The value of non-market sharing 27

3.1 Sharing is legitimate 27

3.2 Sharing is useful 31

3.3 The media industry opposition to file sharing 43

4 Sustainable resources for creative activities 49

The Creative Contribution

5 Which rights for whom? A choice of models 59

5.1 Access without rights to share 59

5.2 Compensation schemes 65

5.3 Social rights for all 70

6 Defining rights and obligations 79

6.1 Which works to include 80

6.2 Rights and obligations of users and intermediaries 84

7 How much? 89

7.1 Rewarding the present and financing the future 90

7.2 Rewards 92

7.3 Financing production and the creative environment 100

7.4 Passing copyright-law tests 109

7.5 Is the Creative Contribution socially acceptable? 122

8 Sustainable financing for the commons 127

8.1 Evolution of the Creative Contribution in one country 127

8.2 International aspects 129

8.3 Economy and non-market commons 130

Implementation

9 Organization and complementary policy measures 137

9.1 Principle and essential components 137

9.2 Decision-making processes and democratic governance 139

9.3 Additional policy measures 141

10 Usage measurement for equitable rewards 145

10.1 A general usage measurement system 145

10.2 Registration and identification of digital works 149

10.3 Data collection 152

10.4 Performance in one medium 153

10.5 Management costs 155

11 Clarification and counter-arguments 157

11.1 Clarification 157

11.2 Criticisms by opponents 160

11.3 Criticisms by defenders 164

12 From proposal to reality 169

12.1 Grassroots Internet and creative communities 169

12.2 Government policy 172

12.3 Policy-makers 173

12.4 Entertainment players? 174

12.5 Collective management? 175

12.6 The continued role of academic research 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.

ISBN:

9789089643858

9089643850

OCLC:

760972723