Pirate Cinema
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307879577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 569 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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This amazing book combines young love, terrific humor, great British slang, and crazy parties with astute commentary on intellectual property and emerging modes of creativity. He soon meets Jem, who shows him the ropes of being homeless, and in no time they are sharing a posh flop with Trent's new mates. Back online, he makes films that are a smash hit on the underground scene where he rechristens himself "Cecil B. It's funny, thought-provoking, and glorious.-Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI(c) Copyright 2011. The problem is that his films are composed of bits and pieces of other copyrighted material. He lea
Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family—his father’s living, his mother’s health, and his kid sister’s studies all depend on Internet access. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London where he learns how to stay alive on the streets. The government is in the grip of a few wealthy media conglomerates. Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by sampling and reassembling footage he downloads from the net. In the near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever; if you’re caught three times, your entire household is cut off from the Internet for a year, with no appeal.Tre
Starts well, but disappoints Australian This started as a very entertaining book, well-written for (I assume) the young adult market. The theme was very clearly about copyright issues on the Internet. Very interesting and topical. And made some excellent points in a compelling way. I liked the politicisation of the lead character and the range of issues and struggles he had to manage. Also the discussions about art, and what creativity is.However, around (just over?) half way through, the book became a repetitive one-sided treatise against internet copyright restriction, and every single character seems to give e. Good, but not the finest of Doctorow's works I bought PC after reading Big Brother from the same author. While with BB I was hooked from the beginning until the end PC fails to engage the reader and it all has a sense of deja-vu. If you have not yet read BB (read it!) your feeling might be different.If on a narrative-level the book somehow fails to deliver a great reding experience on the other hand if you, like me, are sensitive to the issues of copyright and IP you will resonate to the protagonists' adventures.. Shrill and Preachy Amazon Customer This book is essentially a lecture on how government and big data abuse copyright and other laws to control content and maximize profits at the expense of society, thinly veiled as a novel. Although I agree with the author's political views on copyright and related technology issues, the preachy tone throughout the book borders on the shrill and ruins any enjoyment of the perfunctory and unlikely storyline.
Look for Corey’s novels Little Brother, For the Win, and Makers also available on audio from Listening Library. . Cory Doctorow is a coeditor of Boing Boing and a columnist for multiple publications. He was named one of the Web’s twenty-five “influencers” by Forbes magazine and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum