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The pirate's dilemma how youth culture is reinventing capitalism

Music journalist Mason, a former pirate radio and club DJ in London, explores how open source culture is changing the distribution and control of information and harnessing the old system of punk capitalism to new market conditions governing society. According to Mason, this movement's creators operate according to piratical tactics and are changing the very nature of our economy. He charts the rise of the ideas and social experiments behind these latter-day pirates, citing the work of academics, historians and innovators across a multitude of fields. He also explores contributions by visionaries like Andy Warhol, 50 Cent and Dr. Yuref Hamied, who was called a pirate and a thief after producing anti-HIV drugs for Third World countries that cost as little as $1 a day to produce. Pirates, Mason states, sail uncharted waters where traditional rules don't apply. As a result, they offer great ways to service the public's best interests. According to Mason, how people, corporations and governments react to these changes is one of the most important economic and cultural questions of the 21st century. Well-written, entertaining and highly original, Mason offers a fascinating view of the revolutionary forces shaping the world as we know it.

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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." "In The Pirate's Dilemma, VICE magazine'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." "With a cast of characters that includes such icons as the Ramones, Andy Warhol, Madonna, Russell Simmons, and 50 Cent - Mason uncovers the trends that have transformed counter cultural scenes into burgeoning global industries and movements, ultimately changing our way of life."
  • "Music journalist Mason, a former pirate radio and club DJ in London, explores how open source culture is changing the distribution and control of information and harnessing the old system of punk capitalism to new market conditions governing society. According to Mason, this movement's creators operate according to piratical tactics and are changing the very nature of our economy. He charts the rise of the ideas and social experiments behind these latter-day pirates, citing the work of academics, historians and innovators across a multitude of fields. He also explores contributions by visionaries like Andy Warhol, 50 Cent and Dr. Yuref Hamied, who was called a pirate and a thief after producing anti-HIV drugs for Third World countries that cost as little as $1 a day to produce. Pirates, Mason states, sail uncharted waters where traditional rules don't apply. As a result, they offer great ways to service the public's best interests. According to Mason, how people, corporations and governments react to these changes is one of the most important economic and cultural questions of the 21st century. Well-written, entertaining and highly original, Mason offers a fascinating view of the revolutionary forces shaping the world as we know it."@en
  • "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. In The Pirate's Dilemma, VICE magazine'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 passion and a breadth of intelligence to questions such as the following: How did a male model who messed with disco records in the 1970s influence the way Boeing designs airplanes' Who was the nun who invented dance music, and how is her influence undermining capitalism as we know it' Did three high school kids who remixed Nazis into Smurfs in the 1980s change the future of the video game industry' Can hip-hop really bring about world peace' Each chapter crystallizes the idea behind one of these fringe movements and shows how it combined with technology to subvert old hierarchies and empower the individual. With great wit and insight -- and a cast of characters that includes such icons as the Ramones, Andy Warhol, Madonna, Russell Simmons, and 50 Cent -- Mason uncovers the trends that have transformed countercultural scenes into burgeoning global industries and movements, ultimately changing our way of life."@en
  • "Tutto ha avuto inizio col punk. Una cultura giovanile che ha fatto del riuso "non autorizzato" delle immagini e della musica preesistenti la propria cifra stilistica. In sintesi, una forma di pirateria di massa a fini espressivi. In rapida successione hip hop, rave, graffiti e industria dei videogame, in combinato con la facilità d'uso degli strumenti tecnologici, hanno diffuso su un altro piano le idee portanti che stavano alla base del movimento punk. Basti pensare all'hip hop, nato sull'utilizzo "non autorizzato" di linee melodiche a suo tempo rese famose da James Brown e da tutti i grandi artisti del funk. Tutte le icone più importanti della pop culture a vario titolo sono stati coinvolti in questo processo di riuso: dai Ramones a Andy Warhol, da Madonna a Pharrell e 50 Cent. "Punk Capitalismo" ci racconta di come le culture giovanili in questi ultimi trent'anni abbiano guidato il processo di innovazione e cambiato il modo in cui il mondo lavora e funziona, offrendoci una diversa prospettiva della pirateria, vista prosaicamente come un altro modo di fare business. Oggi, molte imprese si trovano a dover fare i conti con un dilemma sempre più lacerante. Se la pirateria continua a terremotare il modo in cui usiamo l'informazione, come dobbiamo rapportarci? Dobbiamo reprimerla, costi quel che costi, o diversamente cercare di capire perché sempre più si diffondono modalità di pirateria digitale? Dobbiamo trattare la pirateria come un problema o al contrario come una soluzione?"

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  • "Punk capitalismo : come e perchè la pirateria crea innovazione"@it
  • "The pirate's dilemma : How youth culture is reinventing capitalism"
  • "The pirate's dilemma : how youth culture is reinvented capitalism"
  • "Punk capitalismo : come e perché la pirateria crea innovazione"
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