Document Type
Journal Article
RIS ID
34711
Citation
Martin, Brian; Moore, Chris; and Salter, Colin, 2010, Sharing music files: tactics of a challenge to the industry, First Monday, 15(12), 1-12.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/era/1481
Abstract
The sharing of music files has been the focus of a massive struggle between representatives of major record companies and artists in the music industry, on one side, and peertopeer (p2p) filesharing services and their users, on the other. This struggle can be analysed in terms of tactics used by the two sides, which can be classified into five categories: coverup versus exposure, devaluation versus validation, interpretation versus alternative interpretation, official channels versus mobilisation, and intimidation versus resistance. It is valuable to understand these tactics because similar ones are likely to be used in ongoing struggles between users of p2p services and representatives of the content industries.