Open AccessNapsterisierung und Venterisierung
Author(s) -
Rainer Kuhlen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
prokla
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2700-0311
pISSN - 0342-8176
DOI - 10.32387/prokla.v32i126.713
Subject(s) - information market , computer science , control (management) , knowledge management , value (mathematics) , information sharing , information economics , information good , work (physics) , information management , value of information , information policy , business , computer security , world wide web , the internet , political science , economics , engineering , microeconomics , machine learning , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , law
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.