Information Doesn't Want to Be Free
Laws for the Internet Age
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Author
Contributions
- Wil Wheaton - Narrator/Reader
- Neil Gaiman - Foreword
- Amanda Palmer - Foreword
Publication
2016-12-05 - Craphound
Language
English
Word Count
40,500 words, Guess
Page Count
162 pages
Physical Format
Audiobook
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL38222427M
Description
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today -- about how the old models have failed or found new footing, and about what might soon replace them. Information Doesn't Want to Be Free offers a guide to the ways creativity and the Internet interact today, and to what might be coming next.
Description
***This new edition, released December 5, 2016, features Neil Gaiman reading his own introduction!*** In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow’s Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today — about how the old models have failed or found new footing, and about what might soon replace them. An essential read for anyone with a stake in the future of the arts, Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free offers a vivid guide to the ways creativity and the Internet interact today, and to what might be coming next.
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Other Editions
- Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age - 2014-01-01 - McSweeney's, San Francisco, California
- Information Doesn't Want to Be Free - 2014-01-01 - McSweeney's Publishing
- Information Doesn't Want to Be Free, Audio CD - 2014-12-09 - Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Information Doesn't Want to Be Free - 2016-01-01 - McSweeney's Publishing
