Essays about: "File sharing"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 55 essays containing the words File sharing.

  1. 26. There Is No "I" in Torrent: Collective Effort and the Collected Self in Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Christoffer Frostgård; [2012]
    Keywords : Copyright; Anti-Piracy; Piracy; Actor-Network Theory; Science and Technology Studies STS ; Library and Information Science; File-Sharing; Peer-to-Peer; BitTorrent; Netnography; Virtual Community; biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; ABM; ALM; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In this study, the file-sharing networks known as private trackers are discussed, which are networks centered around BitTorrent technology. The purpose of the study is to explore how individuals share content on private trackers and discuss how the act of uploading is affected by actors within the file-sharing network. READ MORE

  3. 27. Creative Destruction and the Music Industry: an investigation concerning new music technologies such as peer-to-peer file sharing and cloud computing and how these affect the informal and formal norms towards copyright protection and music consumption.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Edward Sandels; [2012]
    Keywords : creative destruction; copyright legislation; music industry; control vs. connectivity; cloud computing; belief systems; formal and informal norms; institutionalism; file sharing; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with how creative destruction of the music industry caused by digital technologies can change formal and informal norms concerning the protection of copyrighted material. In the process of creative destruction new innovations can be so great that they change people’s beliefs: in the case of the music industry the technological shift from analogue to digital technologies, in particular peer-to-peer file sharing, have changed people’s views on the morality of piracy due to the low risk involvement that these innovations bring. READ MORE

  4. 28. Context Aware File Sharing Protocol Designed for Mobile Devices

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Niclas Axelsson; [2011]
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  5. 29. Further Development of BitTorrent Simulator in Erlang

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Karwan Jacksi; [2011]
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    Abstract : Among many P2P file-sharing protocols in existence, BitTorrent is one of the few that has attracted significant attention by a wide range of users. It uses variety of algorithms for peer selection, piece selection and other tasks. READ MORE

  6. 30. When Morality and Legislation Diverge. On the Disrespect for Legislative Measures Regarding Illegal File Sharing, As Seen in the Light of Vilhelm Lundstedt's and Karl Olivecrona's Theories.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Dahl; [2011]
    Keywords : File sharing Copyright Morality Validity Civil Disobedience Fildelning; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : På vilka värderingar och grundläggande teorier baserar sig vårt rättsystem och vad är lagens bindande kraft? Hur kan dessa teorier förklara klyftan mellan moraliska regler och lagregler? Denna uppsats består av tre delar. De två första delarna [Kap. READ MORE