The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism

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Mason takes what seems to be a plague of modern society, the theft of intellectual property, and flips it on its head to see it as a good instead o... (show more)

Mason takes what seems to be a plague of modern society, the theft of intellectual property, and flips it on its head to see it as a good instead of a bad thing. As an author I'm not sure I can endorse this but he does temper his views with the concept that if people are resorting to theft or piracy, the system is broken and needs to be repaired. For example, the pirating of songs was the result and continues to be the result of a broken industry. Apple's iTunes helped remake the industry, but there's a lot left to fix.

Mason traces much of his theory through music, in fact, so music buffs will enjoy his book as a sort of history of musical trends, movements, and genres. (show less)

 

 

by Mary Beth Miller

No, it's a flop!

While I personally did not get much out of Mason's book, I suppose I could see this being an interesting read for someone outside of music/technolo... (show more)

While I personally did not get much out of Mason's book, I suppose I could see this being an interesting read for someone outside of music/technology/popular culture. (show less)

 

 

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  Interesting account on how underground fringe movements are formed as a reaction to the unwanted desires that current commercial trends cannot fulfill and how they eventually affect the mainstream and the masses. A lot of fascinating historical facts and stories on such developments. Particularly, I enjoyed the last section that looked at the development of a new thought model of Game Theory in handling such innovative breakthroughs and on what stance businesses or individuals should take in ... (show more)

  Interesting account on how underground fringe movements are formed as a reaction to the unwanted desires that current commercial trends cannot fulfill and how they eventually affect the mainstream and the masses. A lot of fascinating historical facts and stories on such developments. Particularly, I enjoyed the last section that looked at the development of a new thought model of Game Theory in handling such innovative breakthroughs and on what stance businesses or individuals should take in order to embrace or combat such changes in the landscape. Definitely not a boring book with a look at many current fashionable trends, as well as, many underground movements in many artistic areas from music to fashion. A lot of parallels that I enjoy from researching incremental and breakthrough trends in cinema, fashion and music. Recommended to those with an interest in trend-spotting and creative thinking, but maybe not necessarily to those who prefer more conservative approaches. (show less)

   

   

  by Naische Fulena on Aug 02, 2009 at 02:34AM

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  Interesting account on how underground fringe movements are formed as a reaction to the unwanted desires that current commerical trends cannot fulfill and how they eventually affect the mainstream and the masses. A lot of fascinating historical facts and stories on such developments. Particularly, I enjoyed the last section that looked at the development of a new thought model of Game Theory in handling such innovative breakthroughs and on what stance businesses or individuals should take in ... (show more)

  Interesting account on how underground fringe movements are formed as a reaction to the unwanted desires that current commerical trends cannot fulfill and how they eventually affect the mainstream and the masses. A lot of fascinating historical facts and stories on such developments. Particularly, I enjoyed the last section that looked at the development of a new thought model of Game Theory in handling such innovative breakthroughs and on what stance businesses or individuals should take in order to embrace or combat such changes in the landscape. Definitely not a boring book with a look at many current fashionable trends, as well as, many underground movements in many artistic areas from music to fashion. Recommended to those with an interest in trend-spotting and creative thinking, but maybe not necessarily to those who prefer more conservative approaches. (show less)

   

   

  by Nash Fulena on Jul 13, 2009 at 07:20PM

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