Why the war against internet pirates and freeloaders now seems winnable. How the internet is destroying the culture business and how the culture business can fight back part 1. About the author robert levine has been covering pop culture, technology, and the awkward dance between them for 15 years. Free ride jefferson county public library overdrive. How the internet destroyed the culture business, and how the culture business can fight back.
And while he occasionally ventures into the andrew. In free ride, a book that should change the debate about the future of culture, robert levine argues, in effect, that samuel johnson was right, and that its the selfinterested silicon valley. In this comprehensive but relentless book, robert levine an exeditor of us music business bible billboard wants to make us realise that the. Apart from any commercial considerations, its great to have the respect of other writers especially a prominent law professor. How digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how the.
A songwriter drops into his local bar and is startled to hear the band banging out his latest tune. That he also points the way toward some possible solutions just makes the book even more valuable. How did the newspaper, music, and film industries go from raking in big bucks to scooping up digital dimes. Their customers were lured away by the free ride of technology. The war over the free ride robert levines book, and. In free ride, robert levine, business journalist and former executive editor of billboard, details how congress helped create this situation, how tech companies convinced politicians not to regulate the online world, and how the media business can save itself in spite of itself.
In free ride, robert levine narrates an epic tale of value destruction that moves from the corridors of congress, where the law was passed that legalized youtube, to the dorm room of shawn fanning, the founder of napster. Access a free summary of free ride, by robert levine and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. And his answer is one that will get your blood boiling. A new book, free ride, by the journalist robert levine, intersects with some of these. Free ride free summary by robert levine getabstract. In free ride, a book that should change the debate about the future of culture, robert levine argues, in effect, that samuel johnson was right. How digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how the culture business can fight back by robert due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Digital parasites and the fight for the business of culture. For anyone who follows the culture industries of film, television, publishing and newspapers, robert levine, the former editor of billboard and new york times alum, has written a. How the internet is destroying the culture business and how the culture business can fight back part 6. Free ride book calgary public library bibliocommons. Free ride book chicago public library bibliocommons.
The author of free ride tells salon piracy is killing art. Robert levine, author of free ride talks to tmo about piracy, and the defence of culture in the digital age. Buy free ride by robert levine 9780099549284 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. This memorable phrase shaped the online business model, but it is now driving. The book is fascinating, detailed and dogged in its defence of intellectual in the digital age but i think it lacks a wider societal context, to explain the take up of the open web and its distinctive attitude to. Levine knows his stuff and lays it out in exhaustive detail. Free ride how digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how the culture business can fight back book. How digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how. He has covered pop culture, technology, and the awkward dance between them for 15 years. Free ride explores the implications for modern culture of all these activities and asks how businesses can fight back against the expectation that everything we value should be available for free. Mounting wellreasoned attacks against those who seek to steal, degrade or destroy creative works is not an easy task these days but robert levine accomplishes it with wit, style and taste. Robert levine has 45 books on goodreads with 2781 ratings. Is online piracy and ubiquitous free content killing our culture.
How the internet is destroying the culture business explores these adverse effects and suggests how the culture business can fight back. In free ride, robert levine, a onetime executive editor of billboard magazine, makes a much stronger case for an impending cultural apocalypse. How digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how the culture business can fight back. Now, business journalist robert levine shows how they can get back on. Free ride by robert levine overdrive rakuten overdrive. Now, business journalist robert levine shows how they can get back on track.
The author of free ride warns that digital piracy and greedy technology firms are crushing the life out of the culture business robert levine sat aug 2011 19. Robert levines polemic is entertaining but doesnt quite convince evgeny. Fearless in its reporting and analysis, free ride is the business history of the decade and a compelling call to action. Rich with revealing stories and telling tales, free ride makes a lucid case that information is actually expensive and that its only the big technology firms profiting most from the work of others that demand information be free. The book, his first, was also praised by businessweek, fortune, and the financial times. In this comprehensive but relentless book, robert levine an exeditor of us music business bible billboard wants to make us realise that the internets. Free ride by robert levine the fight is on for the future of the web and how we pay for content but this important book has some solutions. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robert levine books online. The war over the free ride robert levines book, and the fairpay winwin solution robert levines free ride is an important study, but a partisan one, as you can judge from its subtitle.
How the internet has all but destroyed the market for. How digital parasites are destroying the culture business, and how the culture business can fight back by university robert levine 18 sep 2012 4. The marketing push sometimes seems to be a bit much for free ride, robert. Former billboard editor robert levine discussed his new book, free ride. Thats the burning question robert levine poses in his provocative new book. In free ride, a book that should change the debate about the future of culture, robert levine argues, in effect, that samuel johnson was right, and that its the selfinterested silicon. Free ride and millions of other books are available for instant access. Tmo magazine a curious alternative magazine, featuring interviews and articles on politics, literature, music, history, travel and gastronomy. Well, free ride is the book for the net utopian who has been mugged by insolvency. Impressive though his analysis is, he is light on any radical ideas for how to fight back. Free ride by robert levine penguin books australia. Casting a journalists eye on the past decade and a half, robert levine debunks this narrative in his new book free ride. Website praise download hires cover photo download hires author photo.
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