For tomorrow’s class we are going to be discussing piracy and we will do so with the help of Alan Toner one of the filmmakers behind Steal this Film. We will be reading some of his work (and this ethnographic look at the life of a p2p file sharer provides a refreshing look at what it actually looks like), as well as the work of Matt Mason among others. We will also be reading an oldie but goodie that I could not find easily online and given that it is a class on piracy, I thought I would honor the class (and the piece) engage in a little transgression.
If find the piracy exhilarating, daunting, questionable, or reproachable, come to NYU Free Culture’s screening of Steal this Film part 2, this Sunday Nov 16th at 7 PM. Alan will also be there to field questions and kick off the debate. I am looking forward to the post-movie discussion.
update: Here is a flyer with lots more information