A Free Ride???
Free Ride, author: Robert Levine
We had a discussion in class on Monday evening about the internet, social media, blogs and the dissemination an/or borrowing of news, opinions, facts and fallacies via the internet.
If you’re interested in this subject there was an interesting book review in Saturday’s Globe and Mail. The title of the review is “the triumph of the digital parasites.” The book is called Free Ride, and the author is Robert Levine.
From the book and the online review,
“For those who think the Internet should remain a sprawling bazaar of free samples, a utopian clearing house for consumers who don’t pay, Levine has a harsh, well-researched wake-up call: “It’s time to ask whether any significant professional media business can thrive in an environment where information can be taken so easily. When nearly a quarter of global Internet traffic consists of pirated content.”
What do you think?
