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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer

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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free

Laws for the Internet Age

by Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer

Length 5 hours 5 minutes

Language English

Narrators Wil Wheaton & Neil Gaiman

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“This book contains vital information for anyone living in the modern age. Learning what DRM really means, why DVDs won't play outside of the country of origin, and ways to avoid corporation's greedy money grabs (placing more of my money directly into content creator's hands) has made me a more informed and savvy consumer. Listening to this through Libro.fm feels like sticking it to those big companies who employ these various underhanded tactics to take dollars from the creators. Highly recommend listening to this if you want a succinct, easy to understand guide to this digital world we live in, plus speculation for the future. Wil Wheaton's narration is just the cherry on top.”
— Kate • Bank Square Books

Summary

This new edition 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 listen 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.