Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture
"Gillespie has boldly attempted a broad and deep analysis of copyright that integrates cultural, historical, legal, social, political, and technological perspectives--and he succeeds. This is an unusual, excellent, vitally important, and urgently needed book."--Kirsten Foot, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Washington"A sophisticated accounting of several key developments and the ways in which these developments have impacted our ability to use digital cultural products." Debra Halbert Law and Politics Book Review"Wired Shutis an important book, essential for those who care about the future of digital technologies and information flows. The societal implications of digital rights management technologies have never been explored this deeply or comprehensively. DRM technologies are neither technological nor economic imperatives, and Gillespie shows that their social costs are avoidable. Bravo!"Pamela Samuelson, Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law & Information, University of California, Berkeley"*Wired Shut* is an important book, essential for those who care about the future of digital technologies and information flows. The societal implications of digital rights management technologies have never been explored this deeply or comprehensively. DRM technologies are neither technological nor economic imperatives, and Gillespie shows that their social costs are avoidable. Bravo!"--Pamela Samuelson, Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law & Information, University of California, Berkeley