We use the alternative concepts of napsterization (information sharing) and venterization (commerzialization and control) to characterize the main trends within information markets for organisation, production and usage of knowledge. In particular, “napsterization” will be described with respect to Napster itself, to the DVD conflict, to Digital Rights Management for digital products such as E-books, and to problems and potentials of information sharing in scientific environments. Assuming that knowledge cannot and should not be fully controlled in electronic spaces we suggest that the principles of information sharing, distributed information work, pricing for information, and value-added services should be adopted by the information economy rather than continuing a costly and unwinnable information war" between napsterizers and venterizers.
%0 Journal Article
%1 kuhlen2002napsterisierung
%A Kuhlen, Rainer
%D 2002
%I Vereinigung zur Kritik der politischen Okonomie e.V.
%J PROKLA. Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft
%K Information Napster Politische_Ökonomie Wissen Wissenschaft
%N 126
%P 57--88
%R 10.32387/prokla.v32i126.713
%T Napsterisierung und Venterisierung
%U https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/713
%V 32
%X We use the alternative concepts of napsterization (information sharing) and venterization (commerzialization and control) to characterize the main trends within information markets for organisation, production and usage of knowledge. In particular, “napsterization” will be described with respect to Napster itself, to the DVD conflict, to Digital Rights Management for digital products such as E-books, and to problems and potentials of information sharing in scientific environments. Assuming that knowledge cannot and should not be fully controlled in electronic spaces we suggest that the principles of information sharing, distributed information work, pricing for information, and value-added services should be adopted by the information economy rather than continuing a costly and unwinnable information war" between napsterizers and venterizers.
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abstract = {We use the alternative concepts of napsterization (information sharing) and venterization (commerzialization and control) to characterize the main trends within information markets for organisation, production and usage of knowledge. In particular, “napsterization” will be described with respect to Napster itself, to the DVD conflict, to Digital Rights Management for digital products such as E-books, and to problems and potentials of information sharing in scientific environments. Assuming that knowledge cannot and should not be fully controlled in electronic spaces we suggest that the principles of information sharing, distributed information work, pricing for information, and value-added services should be adopted by the information economy rather than continuing a costly and unwinnable information war" between napsterizers and venterizers.},
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author = {Kuhlen, Rainer},
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journal = {{PROKLA}. Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft},
keywords = {Information Napster Politische_Ökonomie Wissen Wissenschaft},
language = {ger},
month = mar,
number = 126,
pages = {57--88},
publisher = {Vereinigung zur Kritik der politischen Okonomie e.V.},
timestamp = {2020-11-02T21:56:49.000+0100},
title = {Napsterisierung und Venterisierung},
url = {https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/713},
volume = 32,
year = 2002
}