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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aigrain, Philippe, author.

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.

Information society.

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property.

Intellectual property--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

2025.

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Introduction

[pt. I]. Setting the scene. The Internet and creativity debate

The value of non-market sharing

Sustainable resources for creative activities

[pt. II]. The creative contribution. Which rights for whom? a choice of models

Defining rights and obligations

How much?

Sustainable financing for the commons

[pt. III]. Implementation. Organization and complementary policy measures

Usage measurement for equitable rewards

Clarification and counter-arguments

From proposal to reality

Appendixes. Diversity of attention for beginners

The total cost of rewards and their distribution

Modeling usage measurement.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 10 2025)

ISBN:

1-003-70363-1

1-04-079452-1

1-280-11834-2

9786613522634

90-485-1534-3

9781003703631

OCLC:

782878270