Music writer and former pirate radio DJ Matt Mason writes with sharp intelligence on the effect of pirating in today's technological capitalist world. Though his expertise is music--the realm where pirating's effect has been most powerfully felt--Mason also examines such unexpected commodities as HIV drugs which have begun to be sold in pirate forms in Africa.

Draws on the insights of an iPod music fan and an IT guru to counsel readers on the social and technological relevance of today's interface between pop culture and innovation, in an account that charts the rise of various youth movements, from pirate radio to remix culture, to track their broader influence on society. 35,000 first printing.

Draws on the insights of an iPod music fan and an IT guru to counsel readers on the social and technological relevance of today's interface between pop culture and innovation, in an account that charts the rise of various youth movements, from pirate radio to remix culture, to track their broader influence on society. 35,000 first printing.