Lasica

"An indispensable primer for those who want to protect their digital rights from the dark forces of big media."
-Kara Swisher, author of aol.com
The first general interest book by a blogger edited collaboratively by his readers, Darknet reveals how Hollywood's fear of digital piracy is leading to escalating clashes between copyright holders and their customers, who love their TiVo digital video recorders, iPod music players, digital televisions, computers, and other cutting-edge devices. Drawing on unprecedented access to entertainment insiders, technology innovators, and digital provocateurs-including some who play on both sides of the war between digital pirates and entertainment conglomerates-the book shows how entertainment companies are threatening the fundamental freedoms of the digital age.

J.D. LASICA has written articles for Legal Affairs, the Washington Post, Salon, and The Industry Standard, and he blogs at NewMediaMusings.com. He's also the founder of ourmedia.org, the global home for grassroots media.
www.darknet.com

Foreword by Howard Rheingold.
Introduction.
1. The Personal Media Revolution.
2. Now Playing: Hollywood vs. the Digital Freedom Fighters.
3. Inside the Movie Underground.
4. When Personal and Mass Media Collide.
5. Code Warriors.
6. Cool Toys Hollywood Wants to Ban.
7. A Nation of Digital Felons.
8. Personal Broadcasting.
9. Edge TV.
10. The Sound of Digital Music.
11. Channeling Cole Porter.
12. Architects of Darknet.
13. Mod Squads: Can Gamers Show Us the Way?
14. Remixing the Digital Future.
Acknowledgments.
Notes.
Online Resources.
Index.