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Author : Robert Darnton
Release : 2021-01-14
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 52X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pirating and Publishing by : Robert Darnton
Download or read book Pirating and Publishing written by Robert Darnton. This book was released on 2021-01-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how book piracy in pre-Revolutionary France expanded the reach of the works that would inspire momentous change.
Author : Martin Paul Eve
Release : 2021-12-15
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 360/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Warez by : Martin Paul Eve
Download or read book Warez written by Martin Paul Eve. This book was released on 2021-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When most people think of piracy, they think of Bittorrent and The Pirate Bay. These public manifestations of piracy, though, conceal an elite worldwide, underground, organized network of pirate groups who specialize in obtaining media – music, videos, games, and software – before their official sale date and then racing against one another to release the material for free. Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy is the first scholarly research book about this underground subculture, which began life in the pre-internet era Bulletin Board Systems and moved to internet File Transfer Protocol servers (“topsites") in the mid- to late-1990s. The “Scene," as it is known, is highly illegal in almost every aspect of its operations. The term “Warez" itself refers to pirated media, a derivative of “software." Taking a deep dive in the documentary evidence produced by the Scene itself, Warez describes the operations and infrastructures an underground culture with its own norms and rules of participation, its own forms of sociality, and its own artistic forms. Even though forms of digital piracy are often framed within ideological terms of equal access to knowledge and culture, Eve uncovers in the Warez Scene a culture of competitive ranking and one-upmanship that is at odds with the often communalist interpretations of piracy. Broad in scope and novel in its approach, Warez is indispensible reading for anyone interested in recent developments in digital culture, access to knowledge and culture, and the infrastructures that support our digital age.
Author : Amanda Brooke
Release : 2019-11-14
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 222/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Widows’ Club by : Amanda Brooke
Download or read book The Widows’ Club written by Amanda Brooke. This book was released on 2019-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s a murderer in their midst...
Author : Richard Conniff
Release : 2011-10-25
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 321/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth by : Richard Conniff
Download or read book The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth written by Richard Conniff. This book was released on 2011-10-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conniff tells the story of bold adventurers who risked death to discover strange life forms in the farthest corners of planet Earth.
Author : Gini Graham Scott
Release : 2016-03-22
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 952/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Internet Book Piracy by : Gini Graham Scott
Download or read book Internet Book Piracy written by Gini Graham Scott. This book was released on 2016-03-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international battle against Internet pirates has been heating up. Increasingly law enforcement is paying attention to book piracy as ebook publishing gains an ever-larger market share. With this threat to their health and even survival, publishers and authors must act much like the music, film, and software giants that have waged war against pirates for the past two decades. Now, The Battle against Internet Piracy opens a discussion on what happens to the victims of piracy. Drawing from a large number of interviews—from writers, self-publishers, mainstream publishers, researchers, students, admitted pirates, free speech advocates, attorneys, and local and international law enforcement officials—the text speaks to such issues as: •Why pirates have acted and how they feel about it •The conflict over constitutional rights and piracy •The current laws surrounding Internet piracy •Examples of cases taken against some pirates •Alternatives to piracy •Personal experiences of being ripped off •The ways piracy affects different industries and how they’ve responded Author Gini Graham Scott prepares readers to arm themselves against these modern perils by learning about copyright, infringement, and how to prevent, combat, and end book piracy. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
