Beschreibung:
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.
- 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.
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