{"product_id":"information-doesnt-want-to-be-free-laws-for-the-internet-age-9781940450469","title":"Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor more information, visit McSweeneys.net\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e?Filled with wisdom and thought experiments and things that will mess with your mind.\" ? Neil Gaiman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book and American Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow's \u003ci\u003eInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free\u003c\/i\u003e takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls, and the opportunities, creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today?about how the old models have failed or found new footing, and about what might soon replace them. An essential read for anyone with a stake in the future of the arts, \u003ci\u003eInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vivid guide to the ways creativity and the Internet interact today, and to what might be coming next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, and blogger, as well as the coeditor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of young adult novels like \u003ci\u003eHomeland, Pirate Cinema, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and novels for adults including \u003ci\u003eRapture of the Nerds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMakers.\u003c\/i\u003e The former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and cofounder of the U.K. Open Rights Group, he lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award and the Locus Award for Best Novelette for his story \"The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains.\" Originally from England, he now lives in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e rose to fame as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist for the acclaimed band The Dresden Dolls, and performs as a solo artist as well as collaborating with artists including Jonathan Richman and her husband, author Neil Gaiman. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Asking\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158589141266,"sku":"9781940450469","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7389f399-ada6-4dd7-809d-6d7a08a6a56b.jpg?v=1774967502","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/information-doesnt-want-to-be-free-laws-for-the-internet-age-9781940450469","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}