<p>We examined why file sharing is such a widespread phenomenon and what drives the persons that using file sharing, and what consequences it has on their consuming and ownership. We reached our goal by interviewing ten people who download files, using a qualitative method. We present the internet community where sharing files, copyright and the IPRED law are important ingredients for how the new generation consumer’s patterns look like. Today you can travel all over the world with a push on a button in just a few seconds. Our result shows that the values have changed when it comes to consumption. The ethic when it comes to production has been replaced by an aesthetic of consumption where culture is for free and easily accessible. In addition to the shift in our sense of our role in society has also been rapid technological developments led to the emergence of a gap between the technology available and the laws, policies and ethical standards prevailing in our society.A free culture prevail, in good or bad, where sharing files is a debated fact which the government today are trying to find a solution for.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-2404 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Borgström, Rasmus, Lindgren, Sara |
| Publisher | Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Hälsa och Samhälle (HOS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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