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Darknet : Hollywood's war against the digital generation / J.D. Lasica.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, 2005.Description: xi, 308 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780471683346
  • 0471683345
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TK 5105.875 L344d 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
The personal media revolution -- Now playing : Hollywood vs. the digital freedom fighters -- Inside the movie underground -- When personal and mass media collide -- Code warriors -- Cool toys Hollywood wants to ban -- A nation of digital felons -- Personal broadcasting -- Edge TV -- The sound of digital music -- Channeling Cole Porter -- Architects of Darknet -- Mod squads : can gamers show us the way? -- Remixing the digital future.
Summary: An indispensable primer for those who want to protect their digital rights from the dark forces of big media. -Kara Swisher, author of aol.com The first general interest book by a blogger edited collaboratively by his readers, Darknet reveals how Hollywood's fear of digital piracy is leading to escalating clashes between copyright holders and their customers, who love their TiVo digital video recorders, iPod music players, digital televisions, computers, and other cutting-edge devices. Drawing on unprecedented access to entertainment insiders, technology innovators, and digital provocateurs-including some who play on both sides of the war between digital pirates and entertainment conglomerates-the book shows how entertainment companies are threatening the fundamental freedoms of the digital age.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) TK 5105.875 L344d 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000190480

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-295) and index.

The personal media revolution -- Now playing : Hollywood vs. the digital freedom fighters -- Inside the movie underground -- When personal and mass media collide -- Code warriors -- Cool toys Hollywood wants to ban -- A nation of digital felons -- Personal broadcasting -- Edge TV -- The sound of digital music -- Channeling Cole Porter -- Architects of Darknet -- Mod squads : can gamers show us the way? -- Remixing the digital future.

An indispensable primer for those who want to protect their digital rights from the dark forces of big media.
-Kara Swisher, author of aol.com
The first general interest book by a blogger edited collaboratively by his readers, Darknet reveals how Hollywood's fear of digital piracy is leading to escalating clashes between copyright holders and their customers, who love their TiVo digital video recorders, iPod music players, digital televisions, computers, and other cutting-edge devices. Drawing on unprecedented access to entertainment insiders, technology innovators, and digital provocateurs-including some who play on both sides of the war between digital pirates and entertainment conglomerates-the book shows how entertainment companies are threatening the fundamental freedoms of the digital age.

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