A New Paradigm for Content Producers

• Author(s): Castro, Helder ; Alves, Artur P. ; Serrão, Carlos ; Caraway, B.
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/5511
• Origin: Repositório ISCTE
• Subject(s): drm; content; security
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

The production, distribution, and consump- tion of information goods have endured numerous challenges over the years. Most recently, the Internet and digital consumer technologies have severely disrupted estab- lished intellectual-property regimes, enabling the near costless reproduction and distribution of information commodities. In addition, so- phisticated tools have enabled new collabora- tive spaces (such as blogs, social websites, and so forth) for media production and distribution, posing new challenges to traditional creator- producer consumer paradigms. This article analyzes the present situation’s main technological characteristics, its eco- nomic implications, and the industry’s response-and outlines a possible solution to the problems.