Clickable Culture

摘要

Ever since the early days of the original version of Napster, proponents of free culture have argued that releasing content online for free can stimulate sales of commercial versions of the same products. The theory is that making content instantly available on the Internet will create new fans and entice old ones to buy products, whether for collecting, convenience, or a simple sense of fair play. That may sound crazy to the members of the RIAA, the MPAA, and others who steadfastly advocate for copy protection and other methodsrnof strict content control.