Pirate's Dilemma How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism

Name: Pirate's Dilemma How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
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ISBN: 9781416532200

ISBN-10: 141653220X

ISBN-13: 9781416532200

Edition: 2009

Authors: Matt Mason

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It started with punk. Hip-hop, rave, graffiti, and gaming took it to another level, and now modern technology has made the ideas and innovations of youth culture increasingly intimate and increasingly global at the same time.InThe Pirate's Dilemma,VICEmagazine's Matt Mason -- poised to become the Malcolm Gladwell of the iPod Generation -- brings the exuberance of a passionate music fan and the technological savvy of an IT wizard to the task of sorting through the changes brought about by the interface of pop culture and innovation. He charts the rise of various youth movements -- from pirate radio to remix culture -- and tracks their ripple effect throughout larger society. Mason brings a…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 5/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

MATT MASON is an award-winning writer, consultant, and entrepreneur based in New York City . He was the founding editor in chief of the underground fanzine RWD, which he helped grow into the U.K. 's number one urban music magazine and one of the world's leading urban music websites.



Intro: Enter the Lollipop



Punk Capitalism From D.I.Y. to Downloading Sneakers



The Tao of Pirates Sea Forts, Patent Trolls, and Why We Need Piracy



We Invented the Remix Cut-'n'-Paste Culture Creates Some New Common Ground



The Art of War Street Art, Branding, and the Battle for Public Space



Boundaries Disco Nuns, the Death of the Record Industry, and Our Open-Source Future



Real Talk How Hip-Hop Makes Billions and Could Bring About World Peace



Ethernomics Pillow Fights, Happy Slaps, and Other Memes That Leave a Mark


Outro: The Pirate's Dilemma: Changing the Game Theory


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