Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• James Allen-Robertson

Titel

Digital Culture Industry: A History of Digital Distribution

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

London: Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 01 02 Through detailed intricate histories of illicit Internet piracy networks, Digital Culture Industry goes beyond the Napster creation myth and illuminates the unseen individuals, conflict and code behind the turn to digital media distribution. By utilising the internet as an archive of digital documents, the author presents unique histories of sites such as MP3.com and The Pirate Bay, and illuminates the software, values and people behind networks such as GNUtella and BitTorrent. By examining topics such as hacker ideology, data rights management and the ownership of digital media, this book demonstrates how our relationship to media objects has been transformed by digital distribution. The book also examines the method behind the work and demonstrates how digital documents can be utilised for historical research. It argues for histories that account for detail, the unintended and the impact that code can have on the trajectory of social change.  08 02 'This book not only examines a crucial cultural and political issue, it is also a clear demonstration of some of the methodological and technical issues that we now face in undertaking contemporary historical analysis. This is a book that should appeal to those interested in modern history as well as those interested in the sociology of new media. It is a compelling and informative read.' Professor Roger Burrows, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK   'This book represents a pivotal moment in the study of digital culture. The weaving together of various types of eclectic resources reveals the underlying stories of digital distribution. As a result this book provides the much needed historical context upon which the study of new media should be built and acts as an antidote to more reactionary or sensational commentaries of digital culture. Its focus though is not upon the familiar or established stories but upon the people, the devices, the organizations and the moments of chance that come together to shape the form that contemporary media take.' Dr David Beer, University of York, UK 16 02 David: PEER TO PEER AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: THE CRIMINALISATION OF SHARING; Sage, 2010 Knopper: APPETITE FOR SELF-DESTRUCTION: THE SPECTACULAR CRASH OF THE RECORD INDUSTRY IN THE DIGITAL AGE; Free Press, 2009 Hesmondhalgh: THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, 2ND EDITION; Sage, 2007 02 02 How did digital media happen ? Through a unique approach to digital documents, and detailed intricate histories of illicit internet piracy networks, The Digital Culture Industry goes beyond the Napster creation myth and illuminates the unseen individuals, code and events behind the turn to digital media. 04 02 Introduction 1. Writing a Digital History with Digital Documents 2. MP3.com and Napster: The Entrepreneurs of Risk 3. GNUtella: Decentralising the Masses 4. FastTrack: The Business of Piracy 5. BitTorrent: Revolution in the Network 6. Hacking the Market 7. New Media Gatekeepers 8. A History of Digital Distribution 13 02 James Allen-Robertson is a doctoral alumni of the Department of Sociology at the University of York, UK. His previous research has been published in the international journal Mobilities and he continues his work in the fields of digital culture and social informatics. 19 02 - The histories detailed in the text have never been documented before and provide unique insight into crucial but often overlooked aspects of digital media's history. - Covering the biographies of the illicit software developers, the decisions they made, how their technologies worked and how these factors contributed to our contemporary media environment, this book makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of digital media. - Supports and develops earlier studies by embedding them into a historical context and illuminating the conflicts often hidden from the narratives.