Viral Spiral - How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own

A world organized around centralized control, strict intellectual property rights, and hierarchies of credentialed experts is under siege. A radically different order of society based on open access, decentralized creativity, collaborative intelligence, and cheap and easy sharing is ascendant. From Viral Spiral From free and open-source software, Creative Commons licenses, Wikipedia, remix music and video mashups, peer production, open science, open education, and open business, the world of digital media has spawned a new sharing economy that increasingly competes with entrenched media giants.

Hardcover. English. New Press. 2008 In good condition. Book No: 24864