"Information liberation. Challenging the corruptions of information power" by Brian Martin
Aldgate Press, Freedom Press | 1998 | ISBN: 0900384936 | 180 pages | PDF | 1 Mb
Aldgate Press, Freedom Press | 1998 | ISBN: 0900384936 | 180 pages | PDF | 1 Mb
Power tends to corrupt, and information power is no exception. Information Liberation analyses the corruptions of power in a range of crucial current areas in the information society, including mass media, intellectual property, surveillance, bureaucracies, defamation and research. The book canvasses various strategies for moving toward these alternatives, focussing on grassroots action.
Reform solutions seldom get to the root of information problems. Information Liberation examines radical alternatives that undermine the power of vested interests. Alternatives include replacing mass media with network media, abolishing intellectual property, and changing social institutions that create a demand for surveillance. Information Liberation is provocative. Most readers will find something to disagree with. That's all part of the process. Everyone needs to be involved in discussing information policies and practices, rather than leaving the issues to experts and vested interests.
Contents
1 Power tends to corrupt
2 Beyond mass media
3 Against intellectual property
4 Antisurveillance
5 Free speech versus bureaucracy
6 Defamation law and free speech
7 The politics of research
8 On the value of simple ideas
9 Celebrity intellectuals
10 Toward information liberation
Index
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