Darknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

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GROWING UP IN A FLYSPECK TOWN IN SOUTHERN MISSISsippi in the early 1980s, ten-year-old Chris Strompolos stared out his bedroom window and dreamed.

From the rear cover

Praise for DARKNET

"Darknet is both fascinating and important. J.D. Lasica provides a detailed inside view of a culture many Americans are barely aware of, and vividly describes struggles that are already shaping the long-term balance of economic, creative, and ideological power around the world."
--James Fallows, National Correspondent for "The Atlantic Monthly"

"J.D. Lasica skillfully tells the story of the critical battle between free speech and copyright in the age of the Internet. If an intellectual property lockdown ever comes about, Darknet will remind us of the creative bounty we're missing."
--Steven Levy, author of "Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age"

"Over the next several years, there will be no more important issue for the future of the Internet and, indeed, all media than the battle that will be fought between corporate giants and consumers over who will control the information future. J.D. Lasica's new book, Darknet, is an indispensable primer and guide to the copyright wars for those who want to protect their digital rights from the dark forces of big media that seek to take them away. So, rip, mix, and burn, and most of all, read his book if you want information to be as free as it should be."
--Kara Swisher, author of "There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future"

"Lasica pulls no punches in this compelling report from the front, as he introduces us to the technology, politics, and people who are right now deciding the future of entertainment and ideas. A terrific read."
--David Weinberger, author of "Small Pieces Loosely Joined" and coauthor of "The Cluetrain Manifesto"

Media reviews

Citations

• Booklist, 04/15/2005, Page 1419
• Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2005, Page 337
• Library Journal, 05/01/2005, Page 108
• LJ Best Sci-Tech Books, 03/01/2006, Page 47
• Publishers Weekly, 04/11/2005, Page 43